Today's encouragement comes from Matthew 11:28, where we read these words which fell from the Savior's lips:
"Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”The weird thing about life, is that all that is necessary for perfect fulfillment, is desire. Those who *feel* their need of Jesus, and who come to Him in faith (and nothing else), get Him. Augustine's maxim is true: "Our souls are rest-less until we find our rest in You [the true God]."
A soul at rest can pray to God; and can concentrate on what is truly impor-tant. A person that is constantly restless can only do a lot of work, activity, and performance, hoping to assuage real guilt and worry. God only accepts hearts that come to Christ, and rest in Him.
[Puritan quote of the day: "This may be a great comfort to you: God does not expect you to root out all presence of sin, but only to keep down the reigning of sin in you.” —Christopher Love, in, "The Mortified Christian"]
A soul at rest can pray to God; and can concentrate on what is truly impor-tant. A person that is constantly restless can only do a lot of work, activity, and performance, hoping to assuage real guilt and worry. God only accepts hearts that come to Christ, and rest in Him.
[Puritan quote of the day: "This may be a great comfort to you: God does not expect you to root out all presence of sin, but only to keep down the reigning of sin in you.” —Christopher Love, in, "The Mortified Christian"]
