Come Unto Me
The Lord Jesus issues a tender loving summons, “Come to Me, all you who labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). How have you answered His call?
- In these gracious words, there is first of all A Presupposed Crisis of some sort, a significant personal need. Those to whom Jesus speaks are weary with life’s trials, weighed down and burdened to the point of exhaustion.
- To them there is A Presented Call. “Come to Me,” Jesus says, and the word “Me” is emphatic in the original Greek of the text. There is no one who can help us but Jesus only. Other remedies perhaps have been tried, but they have failed, or will do so.
- Finally, there is A Promised Cure. The Lord Jesus assures us that we will find in Him exactly what we need: rest. The word signifies soul refreshment, comfort and calmness, a release from pressures and tensions. Spiritual renewal is found in Him.