Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light. “Come unto me.”
What a beautiful invitation for people living in a suffering burdened world. A world marked by indifference and rejection where outstretched hands find little response and pleading cries go unanswered.
The words are simple, and the meaning is unmistakable. Anyone who struggles with problems or difficulties and seeks relief is urged to come to Jesus. For you see, God does not remain at a distance. He, who is high above us, as Lord of all, is also with us, as our Loving Father and Gracious Savior. He came to us in His Son, Jesus Christ, to reveal Himself as the God of deliverance.
He does not intend that our struggles continue indefinitely. Surely not eternally. Burdens will be lifted, and ordeals will be terminated. Gathered round his word and seated at His table, we hear His voice, feel his presence, and experience His Grace. How wonderful to commune with God and how amazing that such communion is even possible. Yes, Jesus opened the way; and He continues to say: “Come unto me!”
You see, to Jesus the great need of humanity and the world was apparent. The 11th Chapter of Matthew underscores John the Baptist’s doubt concerning Jesus Messiahship, the fickle and critical attitude of the multitude toward His message and the persistent impenitence of those cities where Jesus had performed most of His mighty works.
Now, confronted with these reactions to His ministry would Jesus have been justified in bidding farewell and leaving men to the consequences of their own attitudes and actions?
When men doubt the message, why continue to proclaim it? When men refuse salvation, why continue to offer it?
But Jesus came on a mission of mercy. He remained sensitive to the needs of those who are lost and persisted in His efforts to save. This was His Father’s will. So, as He did before, He raised His voice in a pleading invitation, “Come unto me.”
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