Come Rest With Me

Matthew 11:28 - Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.

Jesus had been teaching the people in Galilee about who he was.  He spoke about John the Baptist who was now in prison.  He spoke about those who chose not to believe that he was the Son of God or of the miracles they had witnessed with their own eyes.  The people still refused to believe these were miracles of God but called it evil.  He was the prophesised Messiah and they turned on him.  They would not believe even though all of the prophesies were repeated.  Their ears refused to hear the truth.

I imagine at this point Jesus is weary himself.  He has preformed many miracles and the people are still in the darkness.  They are scared of him because he can perform miracles.  They are scared of him because he offers them love and forgiveness and wants nothing in return expect for repentance from sin and their faith and belief that he is the promised Messiah who has come to save them.  The big problem is Jesus was not saving them the way they thought they should be saved.  They expected him to conquer the Roman army and set them free from the tranny placed upon them.  So many times Jesus had to go alone into the wilderness to speak with the Father and pray about the next steps.  At this point we need to remember that he was human and had spent over 30 years with humans and their selfish ways.  He had to have been weary.

Jesus knew that by seeking the Father in times of trouble there would be a reprieve from burdens of life on earth.  He tries so hard to tell us this same thing so we can have rest in troubled times.  It's up to us to seek him and ask for answers or wisdom in how to find these answers.  This is where we remember that he is God the Son and can do all things.  Not some things but all things.  This is where we come before him and lay at his feet asking for peace.  Sometimes we cry.  We grow so weary with life no matter if we are young or old.  Jesus was there and he knew the weariness of the people.  

Psalms 91:1 - Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High 

will rest in the shadow of the Almighty.

Jesus knew the only way we would have peace would be if we remained in the presence of the Father.  While Jesus walked on earth and he needed rest from the weariness of life, he spent time his Father.  We find our rest at the feet of God, there in his shadow of love.  Yehovah Elohim is our Father.  He is our fortress, the place we go to in order to regain our strength for whatever is coming tomorrow.