Matt 11: 28 #bible studies #daily devotions #word of God #scriptures
Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest.
It is so often
that when I am in Church that the Lord will reveal to me that there are people inside
the Churches that have so heavy burdens. Sadly these are the ones who are not
walking by faith and trusting Jesus who had invited us to hand over all our
heavy burdens to Him.
This week
while I was in Church again the Lord spoke that there were a few people who
came with such heavy loads, they knew that Jesus can take away their burden but
they could not exercise their faith in giving their burdens to Him. They still
needed to wait for the pastor or leader to pray from them.
In my
ministry the Lord has revealed various types of problems of people who have
been struggling on their own, some had to deal with domestic problems where
family relationship are at breakdown point. Others are problems in their businesses and some are
problems at work. In fact there are problems in every aspect of life in the
world. These are not unknown to God because He already knows what we have to go
through.
This is why
Jesus made this call for all believers to come to Him and give Him all our
problems and to find rest in Him. How can we do that? Firstly we must have a regular
prayer life because it is through prayer that we communicate with Him. It is
through prayer that we hand over all our problems and needs to Him.
The apostles
and early disciples were the people who had experienced the most problems and
hardship but they knew how to trust in God and gave all their burdens to Him.
Paul said in Acts 26: 22 Having
therefore obtained the help that is from God….
Learning from the apostles no others would have suffered as much as them but also no one would have been blessed as much as them as well. They lived in persecution on a day to day basis, they had to face the burden of basic needs, they did not draw a pay, they had no financial security, they had no permanent home, and there was no guarantee of any sort.
Learning from the apostles no others would have suffered as much as them but also no one would have been blessed as much as them as well. They lived in persecution on a day to day basis, they had to face the burden of basic needs, they did not draw a pay, they had no financial security, they had no permanent home, and there was no guarantee of any sort.
These were
the conditions of the life and ministry of the apostles as Paul said in 2 Cor
11: 26 ..in journeyings often, in perils
of rivers, in perils of robbers, in perils from my countrymen, in perils from
the Gentiles, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in
the sea, in perils among false brethren, in labor and travail, in watchings often,
in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness.
The price of
ministry is very high, sufferings, hunger, dangers of all sorts are the rewards
of ministry then and even now as in some countries. The truth is in these last
days, there will be many troubles in the world, times will be very challenging
and many will be tested to the fullest for their faith. Many will even be
challenged to renounce Christ at the cost of death.
From what we
have seen of the martyrs of the pastors/leaders/ believers in the persecuted
countries, all of them held on to their faith like the apostles and early
believers and died happily for Jesus Christ and they have inherit the Kingdom
of heaven.
The key is
because they know their Saviour and Master Jesus Christ personally and they handed over their burden and their lives to Him.
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