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. We got to get in . We're in matthew 11 , 11 , 28 to 30 .
Speaker 0This is a beautiful title and it's about come to me , rest for the weary , peace for the afflicted . Are you feeling burdened today ? We're going right into this book right now and I'm going to read what it says straight out of the niv . Come to me , all of you that are weary and burdened , and I will give you rest . Take my yoke upon thee and learn from me , for I am gentle and humble in heart , and you will find rest for your souls . My yoke is easy and my burden
is light .
Speaker 0Father , this is a big scripture today . So , lord , we take our time and , lord , we ask you that you will strengthen us and today's prayer , lord , lord , that give us today our daily bread that we will find rest and peace . Lord , I pray today for the listeners that you will bring rest to their hearts . Today , lord , I thank you that your word , lord , is intervening , your word , lord , is carrying us . Your word , father , is giving us rest .
Speaker 0Lord , we pray for the weary . We pray for those that just feel weary and tired . And , lord , we pray for those that just feel weary and tired . And , lord , we pray for those that just feeling anxious , for those that feel that they're on a knife's edge at this moment , that they feel very edgy , that they're not sure what's happening . I pray , lord , for renewal in Christ .
Speaker 0Today , lord , I pray , lord , we pray , dear God , for relief from burdens , calm in stress , joy in his presence , surrender of my worries , oh Jesus , help me , lord , through this prayer time . Help me to surrender my worries , help me to surrender all these foxes and this noise I've got nipping at my ankles , just these barking dogs , this historical stuff . Take it , take the worries , take the fears , take the doubt . Lord and Father , I pray for gentleness today , lord . I pray , lord , that we will find the gentleness and the beautiful presence of the Holy Spirit and we'll find rest for our souls . Help me to make this a real-life application for my life . Lord , help me to shout aloud Matthew 11 , 28 .
Speaker 0Lord , I surrender , I surrender the burdens to Christ and I trust in you today . So , father , I surrender , I surrender the burdens to Christ and I trust in you today . So , father , I thank you for your word and I ask in you , lord , from the bottom of my heart , that you will bring peace . You're telling us , lord , come to me , lord , you are speaking to humanity , lord , and we are coming to you today , and we don't know where we're coming . We don't know what direction we're coming from , lord , because you are an invisible God . Lord , you sit in an approachable light . No one can see God and live , but , Lord , we come to you , lord , wherever we are , and we simply walk to you , lord , in faith . So , lord , I pray as we sit down ,
as we stand , as we live life and we do what we do .
Speaker 0Lord , we come to you , dear God , just in our thoughts now . We come to you in our thoughts today , lord , because , lord , you are an invisible God , but , lord , you tell us that you live inside of each and every one of us . So , lord , our hearts , we just take these five minutes to pray . Maybe , lord , we're at the coffee machine , father , lord , as we're at the coffee machine of life , as we're at our desk , as we're just , lord , taking five minutes , lord , I pray right now , lord , that you will bless the listeners , that you will bless everyone , lord , through prayer , lord , that they will worship the living God .
Speaker 0But , lord , you tell us to come to you , all of us that are weary and burdened , and , lord , god , oh Jesus , that is a long line of people . Father , we come to you , we are weary and we are burdened , but we are going to leave it at the cross . You tell me that you will give us rest , father , you tell us straight out the first line of the gospel of Matthew , chapter 11 . Come to me , all of you that are weary and heavy laden , and you will give me rest . Lord , I need rest today . We believe in rest , we believe in the word , we believe in the presence of the Holy Spirit , we believe in the fire of God , we believe in your love , your mercy .
Speaker 0Come , lord , enrich our lives today . Lord , help us to take up thy yoke and learn from you . Lord , you tell us that you are gentle and humble in heart . Lord , I want to be gentle and I want to be humble , lord , I want to be a peaceful person . Lord , you tell us blessed are the peacemakers , lord . Help us , lord , to bring peace to every situation that we are , in , every area of work , life , relationships , ministry , church , whatever we do . Help us to be peacemakers , lord . I want to be a peacemaker , lord , I want to be treated , lord , as I would treat others .
Speaker 0So , lord , I pray today for each and every one of us , that the fire of God and the love of God and the presence of the Holy Spirit , lord , as we come to you , and that we do that , lord , very simply , by sitting down or doing what we're doing and just speaking to you . Because , lord , as we come to you , and we do that , lord , very simply , by sitting down or doing what we're doing and just speaking to you , because , lord , we come to you by words , we come to you by prayer . And today , lord , we bring this to the table and we say , lord , I'm weary and I'm burdened and , lord , right now , I'm going to leave it at the cross of Calvary . Will you help me , lord , to leave it at the cross of calvary ? Will you help me , lord , to leave my burdens at the cross . Will you show me how to do that , lord ? Will you help me , lord , to make this a life application every moment ? Help me to pray , lord .
Help me to leave it at the cross , to leave it in your courts , to leave it in the throne room , to leave it in the hands of jesus .
Speaker 0I pray today that we will be gentle and humble in heart and we will find rest for our souls . We take up thy yoke , lord , because it's easy and your burden is light . So , lord , as we follow Jesus today , as we are Bible believing believers , lord , I pray for those that are clicking in to these podcasts . I pray that the spirit of the living God will carry them and the love of Jesus will feed them . I thank you for their lives . Bless them , press down , running over , shaking together . Let the fire of God be over them today , in Jesus' glorious name , amen . May the Spirit of the Lord be with you . My name is Reverend Ben Cooper . May the Lord keep you and bless you until tomorrow .