Are you weary? Do you feel as though the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Are you carrying around a backpack full of rocks? Do you wish you could rid yourself of some of it? What if you could rid yourself of all of it?
We carry around a lot of baggage. Far too often we carry it unnecessarily. We carry guilt from years gone by. We carry failures that date back to our early school years. The things we carry that we no longer should!
I still remember having borrowed a dime from a fellow student when I was in sixth grade and never repaid. At times, it has bothered me. I have since come to let go of the guilt, even if I still remember. But we often carry far weightier things than not repaying a borrowed dime. Things we can never repay nor fix.
Some of us may be carrying around the weight of a failed marriage. Others may be carrying the weight of bankruptcy. Still others may carry the guilt of unfaithfulness to our spouse. We cannot go back in history to fix those things. If we could, the church surely has many things it would like to go back to do differently.
Jesus tells us to bring all those things to Him. He says we should take on His yoke and give ours up. Jesus’ yoke includes grace, mercy, forgiveness, and an eternity spent in the presence of God. Yes, His burden is light.
I pray we all give our weight of guilt over to Jesus. I pray we lay our burdens down at His feet. I pray each one of us will exchange our heavy burden for the yoke of Jesus Christ. Come to Jesus. Give Him your burdens. Give Him your guilt. Take His burden. Jesus’ burden is light.
Matthew 10:40 “Come to me, all you that are weary and are carrying heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
Marty Pressey 