Speaker 1: Beloved, shalom, end of blessed day to you with thank
Speaker 1: God for this opportunity to share in fellowship in His word,
Speaker 1: and welcome to our morning glory devotion. Here I have
Speaker 1: a chapel international commerci. This is Pasta Jeffrey and Marsa,
Speaker 1: and I'll be facilitating this episode. Let us pray, Father,
Speaker 1: we thank you, will bless you for your word and
Speaker 1: your revelation at this time. We pray that it will
Speaker 1: their faith in our hearts, and that your grant a's
Speaker 1: greece to go out there and do what your word says.
Speaker 1: In Jesus Mighty name a man. Let's take our confession
Speaker 1: together from Joshua chapter one, The Best eight. This book
Speaker 1: of the Law shall not depart out of my mouth,
Speaker 1: but I shall meditate in it day and night, that
Speaker 1: I may observe to do according to all that is
Speaker 1: written in it. For then I will make my way prosperous,
Speaker 1: and then I will have good success A man beloved.
Speaker 1: The topic for this episode is a Rest for the
Speaker 1: Weary Soul Part two. Rest for the Weary Soul Part two,
Speaker 1: or take our scripture reading from Matthew chapter eleven, The
Speaker 1: Best Twined eight to thirty. Come to me, all you
Speaker 1: who labor and a heavy leaden, and I will give
Speaker 1: you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me,
Speaker 1: for I am gentle and lonely in heart. And you
Speaker 1: will find a rest for your souls. For my yoke
Speaker 1: is easy and my bed is light, a man rest
Speaker 1: for the weary soul. Part two. In the previous episode
Speaker 1: and Lessen, we lend about the invitation of Jesus. Come
Speaker 1: to me and I will give you a rest. We
Speaker 1: lend about the weariness of the soul and how it
Speaker 1: affects our mind, hearts, and emotions. Today's listen, we'll focus
Speaker 1: on what happens when we respond to that call and
Speaker 1: invitation to come for rest in Jesus. Believe that Jesus
Speaker 1: does not only invite us to come onto him, he
Speaker 1: also shows us how to find rest. From our scripture reading,
Speaker 1: Jesus firstly says, take ma yuke upon you. This reveals
Speaker 1: that a rest comes through surrender. To take his yoke
Speaker 1: means to come under his leadership and to become a disciple,
Speaker 1: to surrender control of our lives to him. This is
Speaker 1: where many of us struggle. We want relief, but we
Speaker 1: still want to have control. We want God to help us,
Speaker 1: but we hesitate to fully trust Him with all our plans,
Speaker 1: our fears, or decisions. True rest cannot coexist with divided control, Beloved,
Speaker 1: When we hold on tightly to our own way, we
Speaker 1: carry on necessary burdens. But when surrender fully, something begins
Speaker 1: to change and the weight begins to lift again. Jesus said,
Speaker 1: learned from me. By saying this, Jesus is teaching that
Speaker 1: rest is not just an experience, it is a lifestyle.
Speaker 1: Lend from Jesus. Consider his life on death. He was
Speaker 1: the busiest person alive. He was constantly busy, ministering to
Speaker 1: the crowds, healing the sick, teaching, traveling from one place
Speaker 1: to another, facing opposition. Yet he was never overwhelmed. Why
Speaker 1: because he lived in perfect alignment with his father God.
Speaker 1: Jesus was not driven by pressure, He was not controlled
Speaker 1: by people's expectition. He moved with purpose, peace and in direction.
Speaker 1: When we learn from Jesus, we begin to live differently.
Speaker 1: We cease to please everyone, and in that, Beloved, our
Speaker 1: soul finds rest through peace. Then Jesus says again, for
Speaker 1: I am gentle and lonely in heart, this is a
Speaker 1: comforting truth. Jesus is not harsh with the wary. He
Speaker 1: does not condemn those who struggle. He is ever compassionate,
Speaker 1: patient and kind. He is strong enough to carry the
Speaker 1: beddings and still tender enough to understand our pain. We
Speaker 1: see this throughout his life. He calmed the fearful disciples
Speaker 1: in the storm. He gently corrected and comforted Martha. He
Speaker 1: offered hope and dignity to the Samaritan woman. Everywhere he
Speaker 1: went he met people in their brookenness and gave them rest.
Speaker 1: And this same is true today. We can come to
Speaker 1: Jesus exactly as we are tired, confused, deadened, and we
Speaker 1: will not be rejected. We will be received. Beloved, Jesus
Speaker 1: is the one who gives this promise that we will
Speaker 1: find rest for our souls. This is not a temporary relief,
Speaker 1: This is deep, lasting rest. True rest is not found
Speaker 1: in escaping lives problems. It is found in exchanging burdens.
Speaker 1: You bring your wariness, He gives you his peace. You
Speaker 1: bring your anxiety. He gives you his assurances. You bring
Speaker 1: your weaknesses. He gives you his strength. Beloved, whatever is
Speaker 1: weighing on your soul today, Jesus, the saying, come to me,
Speaker 1: Come with everything, hold nothing back. Trust him completely, because
Speaker 1: the one who invites you to come is also the
Speaker 1: one who will carry you, and in him, your weary
Speaker 1: soul will finally find rest. In Jesus, name a man.
Speaker 1: Let's take our memory verse for the Morning from Matthew
Speaker 1: chapter eleven, the verse twenty eight. Come to me, all
Speaker 1: you who labor and are heavy leading, and I will
Speaker 1: give you rest. Come to me, all you who labor
Speaker 1: and a heavy leaden, and I will give you rest
Speaker 1: a man. Let's pray further. We thank you for this
Speaker 1: word in season. We thank you for this invitation of rest.
Speaker 1: As we come, just as we are. Let there be
Speaker 1: an exchange. Let there be true rest that will last
Speaker 1: forever in Jesus. Ning Amen. God. Bless you for connecting
Speaker 1: and listening to this episode. We know that it has
Speaker 1: been life changing. We encourage you to continue connecting for
Speaker 1: more spirit filled episodes of our Morning Glory Devotion. Beloved,
Speaker 1: have a bleased day and charllon