Matthew 11:28-30 New International Version (NIV)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and
burdened, and I will give you rest.29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from
me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your
souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
I guess we could call it the irony of discipleship. To
follow Christ means that we give up everything and follow him. To follow Christ
means that we receive untold blessings in this life and eternal life with God
in the life to come. So is it hard? Yes, sometimes it is. But life is hard. Is
the burden light as Jesus promised? Yes, because we know our lives are not
lived in vain, that we are living life as God intended it, and when life is
over, it isn't really over! We get to go home and be with our Lord!
Thought for today:
Am I willing to live a life of sacrifice?
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