Come Unto Me

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Matt. 11:28

Many who hear this invitation, while sighing for rest, yet press on the rugged path, hugging their burdens close to their heart. Jesus loves them, and longs to bear their burdens and themselves also in His strong arms. He would remove the fears and uncertainties that rob them of peace and rest; but they must first come to Him, and tell Him the secret wores of their heart..

Sometimes we pour our troubles into human ears, and tell our affictions to those who cannot help us, and neglect to confide all to Jesus, who is able to change the sorrowful way to paths of joy and peace...

He proposes to be our friend, to walk with us through all the rough pathways of life. He says to us, I am the Lord thy God; walk with me, and I will fill thy path with light. Jesus, the Majesty of Heaven, proposes to elevate to companionship with Himself those who come to Him with their burdens, their weaknesses, and their cares..

His invitation to us is a call to a pure, holy, and happy life - a life of peace and rest, of liberty and love- and to a rich inheritance in the future, immortal life... It is our privilege to have daily a calm, close, happy walk with Jesus.

Rest is found when all self-justification, all reasoning from a selfish standpoint, is put away. Entire self-surrender and acceptance of His ways, is the secret of perfect rest in His love... Do just what He told you to do, and be assured that God will do all that He has said He would do... Have you come to Him, renouncing all your makeshifts, all your unbelief, all your self-righteousness? Come just as you are, weak, helpless, and ready to die. OHC