God will give you rest for your soul!
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” (Matt. 11:28-30)
Everybody needs rest for their soul!
The world in which we live is relentlessly busy, noisy, and stressful, leading millions to suffer from what doctor's call “stress-related exhaustion disorder,” or simply ED. This condition is quickly becoming epidemic. And why is this happening? The answer is simple: it’s from a lack of mental rest!
People have forgotten how to rest!
No one can hear their own thoughts anymore! Even when they are sitting still and alone, they are plugged into unrelenting noise and emotional stimulation without a moment’s break from it; they cannot hear their own thoughts, let alone hear God’s still voice! (1 Kings 9:11-13)
The answer
Unplug from it! That’s right, separate yourself from all electronic screens for a time each day for personal mental rest, reflection and meditation on the Word of God! Look at the promise passage at the top of the page and reflect on its individual parts. The first part says, “Come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.” So, start this time with prayer and ask Jesus to give you rest for your soul! The next part says, “And take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart.” Give Jesus your burden (1 Peter 5:7). A yoke is what farmers put over their oxen's heads to help them share heavy loads side-by-side, with a double yoke. The idea in Jesus’ statement saying, “take my yoke” is that He will share your heavy load, so you don’t have to bear it alone. And the last part of the above passage is yet another beautiful promise: “And you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” You will receive the much-needed rest for your soul!
Therefore
“And He said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a secluded place and rest a while.” (For there were many people coming and going, and they did not even have time to eat.)” (Mark 6:31)
“Let us therefore strive to enter that rest, so that no one may fall by the same sort of disobedience.” (Heb. 4:11)
“Return to your rest, O my soul, For the Lord has dealt bountifully with you.” (Psalm. 116:7)
“I will feed My flock and I will lead them to rest,” declares the Lord God.” (Ezekiel 34:15)