Rest

 Rest

April 8, 2026

Matthew 11:28-30

28 “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take Myyoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”

When you commit everything to the Lord, you can rest in the assurance that He has everything under control.That’s a lot easier said than done. When we look around us, we see all sorts of problems and turmoil. How can the Lord possibly be in charge when we see wars, destruction, death, disease and personal conflicts? Nevertheless, the Lord is in charge. He tells us directly that “My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” It is an act of faith to rest in that assurance and trust in Him when all around you is in chaos. 

I’m really preaching to myself today, because we have had a lot happening here. Many prayer requests have come in for various problems that are happening all around us. Some have had relatives pass away. Others have had problems with children and some have had family members sick and even in the hospital. It is overwhelming to consider all the things that can go wrong, but our faith is not in what we see, but in what we know that the Lord can do. We pray and trust the Lord to do only what He can do. We are powerless to solve these problems on our own, but we know that He is able. That is where we find rest, in knowing, in really knowing and having assurance that the Lord has all of these things under control. So Lord, help us to look only to You and give us rest for our souls, for we are weary and heavy laden, but we give it all to you, for your burden is light.