Matthew 11:25-30 (NASB) 25 At that time Jesus said, "I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that You have hidden these things from the wise and intelligent and have revealed them to infants. 26 "Yes, Father, for this way was well-pleasing in Your sight. 27 "All things have been handed over to Me by My Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father; nor does anyone know the Father except the Son, and anyone to whom the Son wills to reveal Him.
28 "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
29 "Take My yoke 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."
After Jesus reveals the revelation of Himself (v25-27),
He invites the listeners to come to Him for rest. Sometimes, we mistook this
rest to be physical. However, the ‘taking up of Jesus’ yoke’ indicates that
there is work to be done. And verse 29 continues to reveal that this coming to
Jesus will enable us to find rest for our souls. The verses show us that we can
work and minister from the position of rest in our souls.
Is it not true that sometimes when we serve God and
minister to people, we are distracted and frustrated?
Is it not true that sometimes when we try to do something
for God and we are unable to find that kind of rest or peace in our hearts?
Is it not true that sometimes we are disturbed when the
noises from others discouraged us towards the things of God?
These words from Jesus gives us hope. When we come to Jesus
and learn from Him, we will find rest for our souls and we will continue
to minister and serve from the position of rest.
How do we learn from Him to obtain this rest in our soul?
Isaiah 50:4-5 (NKJV) 4 "The Lord
GOD has given Me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to
speak a word in season to him who is weary. He awakens Me morning by
morning, He awakens My ear to hear as the learned. 5 The Lord
GOD has opened My ear; And I was not rebellious, Nor did I turn away.
Isa 50:4-5 talks about the Servant who comforts the
weary. He was given a tongue of the learned (disciple) and He spoke words in
season to those who need it. He was given ears to hear and he was constantly
awakened to hear as the learned (disciple). He was obedient to speak what He
hears. He was obedient to do what He hears.
When Jesus gave the invitation to us to learn from Him in
order to find rest in our soul, we have to be connected to Him like a disciple
to the teacher. We have to hear (with the ear) what the teacher is saying to us
and obey it (with our tongue and actions).
We, then, will find rest for our souls and we will be
able to minister from a position of rest.
