“Ahhhhhhh”

We live in a very restless world.  When we do get a chance to rest, it sure feels good!  For years I have believed in the rejuvenating assistance of the so-called “power-nap.”  Even if I have had a busy and somewhat stress-filled morning, ten minutes of shut-eye over the lunch hour gives me new energy.  Humans need rest.  We were not designed to function in perpetual motion of body, mind or spirit.  It’s interesting that the invitation of Jesus in Matthew 11:28 is not to a “radical, life-altering experience that will change your life forever and take you to the next level.”  He said, “Come to Me…and I will give you rest.”  In the next verse He further explains that we can find rest for our souls!  Ahhhhhh!  Have you ever been soul-weary?  Worn out?  Striving until your strive is no longer alive?  Have you ever worried yourself to exhaustion?  Have you ever been so angry that you were worn out?  Have you ever caved in to temptation so many times that you were weary of life?  Have you ever worked so hard to be loved that you finally quit in despair?  There is an open invitation of Jesus waiting for you.  He has the life you want in your soul but you’ll have to trust Him for it.  You can’t dabble in His life and trifle with His instructions to see how you like them.  If you’re coming to Him, you’ll have to deny yourself, make the commitment, do what He did, and what He said.  Once you do, you’ll see His life is better than the one you’ve been trying to live without Him.  As we’ll see on Sunday, “there is a rest that remains for the people of God,” and Jesus is the way.  Come to Him.  Please, and find rest for your soul.