Day 29: You're Invited
- Joni
- Apr 1, 2020
- 2 min read
HE sees you.
HE feels you.
HE stands there with open arms.
You know you are supposed to
"COME'
because you are starting to
feel
WEARY~
"to tire
to exhaust
or
to get tired
through overuse or great strain or stress" (Logos).
The words "through overuse"
strike you~
as isn't just the hearing of the word
Covid-19
making you
WEARY
as it isn't just a word
as it is a truth
that is touching everyone
in all different shapes and forms
from
the WEARINESS of social distancing
to the WEARINESS of the uncertainty
to the WEARINESS that this is taking lives.
HE sees you.
HE feels you.
HE stands there with open arms
repeating the same word
"COME".
And then you hear
"all who are WEARY"~
And that is you & me & everyone else.
HE sees you.
HE feels you.
HE stands there with open arms
And looks right into your eyes
because HE has so much for
you & me & everyone else~
"and I will give you rest".
Is REST going to change our circumstances?
Is REST going to get rid of this infectious intruder?
Is REST going to heal the sick?
But you decide to
"COME"
because you are so WEARY
and there is nothing else that you can do
because you are not in control.
You take a step of FAITH
and then it happens
HE is really there.
HE really embraces you.
HE really gives you something that you have been craving
that is all wrapped up
in HIS REST~
"for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find REST for your souls"
Because
"For MY yoke is easy and MY burden is light”(Matthew 11:28-30).
HE takes your fears.
HE takes your worries.
HE takes you anxieties.
Because HE takes you beyond what you see & feel
to a place of REST~
HIS REST~
"restful relief, a ceasing from activity
that results in a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry" (Logos)~
In the midst of the WEARINESS that is surrounding all of us.
Oh the PRESENCE of HIS REST~
"The LORD replied, “MY Presence will go with you, and I will give you rest” (Exodus 33:14)
All because
HE sees you. HE feels you. HE stands there with open arms that never tire
because
our WEARINESS & BURDENS
are never too heavy for
JESUS who
sees you & feels you &
CARRIES you & all your burdens on
HIS "SHOULDERS" (listen to the song below)
Thank you, Joni, for your inspirational words of the Holy Spirit. Resting in Him in this weary time is a challenge but oh so necessary. May we all seek to find rest as we lean hard on His promises. Let us have great expectation & hope that our God will do mighty things!!!