Matthew 11:28
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
The Christian finds spiritual rest in the knowledge of his
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Such rest is deep and genuine and cannot be taken
away by any concern from man. Such rest
is a rest that cannot be found from the world. As the world is imperfect,
broken, and sinful, it can not be the answer to the Christian’s longing for the rest and tranquility of his soul.
Christ promised rest for His people. He offers them to take His
yoke for His yoke is easy and His burden is light (Matthew 11:30). Being yoked
with the world only gives momentary pleasure and rest. The price to pay is high, that of despair, loss, and disenchantment.
A Christian will not trade Christ’s rest for the
deceitful rest that man gives. Rest in Jesus is incomparable, unfathomable, and immeasurable.
No man can give another man the soul rest that he needs.
A man can find only physical rest in solitude and in quiet surroundings
while his mind is in turmoil. But the solace that Christ gives is a quiet
repose of the soul and the mind even in tumultuous circumstances.
God’s promises to His people are enough for them to be at
rest and live in quiet assurance that no threats nor transgressions nor
persecutions nor rejection nor desertions will be able to move them.
Psalms 23:2
“He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters.”
“You look to SELF—it is but shifting sand, tossed
here and there with the restless tide, and ever
casting up mire and dirt. No holding ground; no
anchorage; no rest there.
You look to OTHERS—you see what man is, even
the very best of men in their best state—how fickle,
how unstable, how changing and changeable; how
weak even when willing to help; how more likely
to add to, than relieve your distress; if desirous
to sympathize with and comfort you in trouble and
sorrow, how short his arm to help, how unsatisfactory
his aid to relieve! You find no rest there.
You lean upon the WORLD—it is but a broken
reed which runs into your hand and pierces you.
You find no rest there.
So look where you will, there is no rest for the
sole of your foot.
But there is a rest. Our blessed Lord says, ‘Come to
Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.’ (Matthew 11:28)” ~J.C. Philpot
here and there with the restless tide, and ever
casting up mire and dirt. No holding ground; no
anchorage; no rest there.
You look to OTHERS—you see what man is, even
the very best of men in their best state—how fickle,
how unstable, how changing and changeable; how
weak even when willing to help; how more likely
to add to, than relieve your distress; if desirous
to sympathize with and comfort you in trouble and
sorrow, how short his arm to help, how unsatisfactory
his aid to relieve! You find no rest there.
You lean upon the WORLD—it is but a broken
reed which runs into your hand and pierces you.
You find no rest there.
So look where you will, there is no rest for the
sole of your foot.
But there is a rest. Our blessed Lord says, ‘Come to
Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.’ (Matthew 11:28)” ~J.C. Philpot
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