Matt. 11:28 is usually a verse from which the gospel is preached, but should we, as God’s people
apply it only to the unsaved? No, there is much in verses 28, 29 and 30 for us to muse upon and
by faith lay hold on and apply to our own hearts that we might receive a blessing.

This is a day when God’s dear people ate laboring, troubled and heavy ladened over many dungs.
In these verses a blessed invitation goes forth from the lips of our blessed Lord:"Come unto Me
all ye that labor and are heavy, laden". We must confess we are included in the "ALL YE". This
being true, what are we to do. Say, Lord we are not troubled. We do not heed help. We can get by
on our own strength. No, I am sure not one of us can answer Him thus. Then Just let us heed His
invitation and’ come with our cares, our trials, our burdens and see His promise fulfilled to us. "I
WILL GIVE YOU REST". Have we faith to believe this? Certainly you will agree He is able. He
has given us rest from our burden of sin. Now we can trust Him to soothe our troubled, cumbered
minds and then to better worship at His feet, to adore Him _ the one who has done all to bring
us into happiness.

Verse 29 – "Take my yoke;,upon you and learn of me) for I am meek and lowly in heart AND YE
SHALL FIND REST unto your souls". Oh, what a promise.

Oh, what healing to the burdened, troubled mind. What balm to the soul of those who by faith lay
hold and act upon this precious verse. No doctor can dispense such medicine. Only the Great
physician can give relief in days as these. May we not be stubborn. Just come and find rest unto
our souls. Truly we can say He is a very present help in time of need. We need just to cast all our
cares upon Him, for He careth for us.

We can only learn of Him by reading and studying His word. A child at school, in order to make
progress, not only reads but must study and enter into the subject in its fullest sense. We grow in
grace and in the further knowledge of Him, by studying the subject, and what a subject _ "The
love of God for us”.

In Job 14:1 – "Man that is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble". Christ knowing all
this and knowing that we are unable to better that condition, comes on the scene with help and
invites troubled ones to come for rest. Will we pass it by? Help He can give. Help He will give. It
is all for the taking of it by faith.

It is when we act on our own desires, without even taking Him into question, or seeking His
guidance that we labor in vain. Peter, in John 21, says "I go a fishing," and he goes. He toils all
night but his labor brings no results, only a worn out condition after a very toilsome night. But
the Lord is watching and in an opportune time comes in (what a deliverer) and Peter receives a
blessing. Truly, when He comes in all is well. It is now morning, the Light has. dispelled the
darkness, the net is cast and a hundred. fifty and three fish are brought in. He truly daily loadeth
us with benefits _ Psa. 68:19. We do not read of Peter being burdened now. It seems as if Peter
is just enjoying that perfect rest from labor as he sits and dines with our Lord. Oh, what peace
and rest He gives us as He feeds us with His words; MAY WE LEARN OF HIM.

Jesus said to the apostles, "Come ye yourselves apart- into a desert place and REST awhile." It is
important that we rest in Him, as it is in this way we may worship Him. Isaiah saw that rest was
good, shouldn’t we?

To obtain rich blessing for out souls we need, to take His yoke upon us and learn of Him. His
yoke is easy, His burdens are light.

Jesus said to Martha in Luke 10:41, "Martha, thou are careful and troubled about many things."
Notice verse 42 _ "Mary has chosen that good part." Verse 39 – "And she (Martha) had a sister
called Mary, who sat at Jesus feet and HEARD HIS WORD." Here is the secret. Mary had
chosen that good part; and for how long? Eternity. "Which shall not be taken away from her."
She heard His words. She was a learner. "Take my yoke upon you and LEARN OF ME, and ye
SHALL find REST unto your souls.” God gives us as never before to heed the invitation and find
sweetness as did the Psalmist in Psalm 23. "

FRAGMENT

Behold how he loved him. John 11:36

WHO

He loved me, the Father’s only son;
He gave Himself, the precious spotless One;
He shed His blood, and thus the work was done.

LOVED

He loved_not merely pitied, Here I REST;
Sorrow may come, I to His heart am pressed;
What shall I fear while sheltered on His breast.

ME

Wonder of wonders, Jesus loves me;
A wretch_lost_ruined_sunk in misery;
He sought me, found me, raised me, set me free.