Are there situations you face that you wish you had someone to go with you? Are there times you wish you had someone to give you courage? Do you grow weary and tired? Do you desire rest, true rest for your whole body, mind, and soul? Do you know where you can receive it?
We all face situation in which we wish we had someone by our side to lend us some extra courage and strength. It is in those difficult situations that we reach out for someone to assist us. After facing enough of those situations, we grow weary and tired.
When we grow weary and tired enough, we finally hit rock bottom. We find there is nowhere else to turn. We do not know how we will carry on. Our minds race until there is nothing left to think about it. There is only one thing to do. We must turn to the only one who can pull us out of the pit—God.
Moses had come to this point. He was worn out leading the Israelites. He had been their leader, judge, organizer, and the one they blamed when things went wrong. They complained to him. They asked him why God led them to the desert. They yelled at him. He was at or near the end of his rope. He cried out to God.
God told Moses that he would go with him. He told Moses he would give him rest. God will do the same for us. When we truly cry out to him with our heart, he will answer. He is not looking for people who merely want a brief respite from their misery. He wants people who realize they cannot do it on their own, they need God to be with them every moment of every day.
I pray we all cry out to God with our heart. I pray we know that God will answer. I pray each one of us will seek God’s divine assist and receive the rest he desires to give us. Give your situation over to God. Cry out to him from your heart. Know that he will answer you. Know that God will give you rest.
Exodus 33:14 He said, “My presence will go with you, and I will give you rest.”
Marty Pressey 