Know the Son – Know the Father and Find Rest

   

Find your rest in Jesus.
Sit and contemplate what He did for you.
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It is amazing that we just can’t understand God unless He reveals Himself to us—and we can get pretty tired trying to understand Him. So, it is logical that after we’ve gotten all tired out, He restores us. Gives us His rest, which is peaceful and complete. Be yoked to Jesus and He pulls the load—our burden is light. When oxen or horses are yoked together they can work much heavier loads for longer times than if they worked alone or just side by side. That yoke helps them work as one. What a sport—Jesus takes on our burdens—takes them right to the Father, who knows Him and loves Him…thus knows and loves us. Jesus prayed unselfishly for us—knowing the fate that lay ahead of Him. He chose to take our sins upon Himself, although He was sinless. He chose to be submissive to His Heavenly Father and to die for our sins. In this we can find rest and hope.

I feel so loved and blessed to be chosen—that’s right CHOSEN—to know the Heavenly Father. What a privilege—to be eternally known by the Son and the Father. Humbling. Exalting. Have you responded to God's call to repent and accept Jesus as your Savior? Rest in Him--the choice is yours.

 

At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: "O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way! "My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him." Then Jesus said, "Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light." Matthew 11:25-30

 

Prayer – Lord, Thank you for revealing yourself and the Heavenly Father to us. Thank you—it seems hardly enough to say that, Lord. We find our rest in You—our strength and our peace. You gave so much so that we could gain eternity with You.

 

Meditate on God’s word and listen to what He is saying.

 

Verse of Salvation ~ The message of the cross is foolish to those who are headed for destruction! But we who are being saved know it is the very power of God. 1 Corinthians 1:18

 

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Revised and recycled from Banquet With The King blog, March14, 2012.

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