If I am a slave to myself (my disposition of sin, my right to myself), I am to blame because at a point a way back I yielded to myself. If I obey God I do so because I have yielded myself to Him. Yielding to Jesus will break every form of slavery in human life.
-- Oswald Chambers
All who are weary prisoners of sin are invited to yield now to Jesus! Listen to the wonderful words of Jesus recorded in Matthew 11:28, yes, hear Him calling out to all who are burdened and in bondage: Come to Me, and I will give you rest!
Lord, help us to yield only to You, because whatever and whoever we yield to takes control of our lives. We want to be controlled only by Your holy, perfect love never by human, perverted lusts. Teach us to yield to You, embracing sanctification, lest we yield to sin when in temptation. Let us not become prisoners of anything except Your holy, perfect love. In Your Matchless Name, we pray. Amen.
Don’t you know that if you offer to be someone’s slave, you must obey that master? Either your master is sin, or your master is obedience. Letting sin be your master leads to death. Letting obedience be your master leads to God’s approval.
-- Romans 6:16 (GWT)
Holiness Unto The LORD!
Grateful
Showing posts with label Matthew 11:28. Show all posts
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Friday, June 18, 2010
Empty Hammocks
When was the last time you saw someone actually resting in a hammock? I often take note that too many resting places are empty.
My family gave me a new hammock as my birthday and Father's Day gift this year. If my count is right, I think it's my fourth hammock. I wish I could say I wore all of the previous hammocks out by resting in them, but the truth be told, I may have worn one hammock out resting in it, while the others just plain dry-rotted.
Anyway, next time you see an empty resting place, give yourself permission to occupy it for a while. Take time to exhale.
Come unto Me and I will give you rest.
(Words of Jesus in Matthew 11:28.)
Thank You, Jesus, for being my Resting Place. I want to be a resting place for You, too.
IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
Grateful
My family gave me a new hammock as my birthday and Father's Day gift this year. If my count is right, I think it's my fourth hammock. I wish I could say I wore all of the previous hammocks out by resting in them, but the truth be told, I may have worn one hammock out resting in it, while the others just plain dry-rotted.
Anyway, next time you see an empty resting place, give yourself permission to occupy it for a while. Take time to exhale.
Come unto Me and I will give you rest.
(Words of Jesus in Matthew 11:28.)
Thank You, Jesus, for being my Resting Place. I want to be a resting place for You, too.
IF MY PEOPLE... WILL? I WILL! God's Promise in 2 Chron. 7:14.
Grateful
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