An Invitation to the Weary (EP 55)

Jesus invites the weary to lay down the burden of their sin in order to receive true rest and true life in Him.

Weariness is the human experience of looking at our lives in an honest and sober way and realizing that they are not what we want them to be, and not what we hoped they would be.

What do we do then when we are this weary, and burdened?

We need rest.

What makes Jesus' invitation to rest in Him so good? It is for the desperate! The weary, the tired.

God's presence is the only thing that can satisfy us, the only effective remedy for the perpetual restlessness of our souls.

Human behavior modification is not what we should target to change–where is our heart pointing?

Jesus offers us a better way: He calls for us to take off the heavy yoke of religion and performance, and put on His incredibly easy yoke of humility and discipleship.

Come to Jesus! Be honest with Him! We have nothing to offer Him, nothing figured out, and we are not good. We need Him to teach us how to walk in step with Him, and to transform our lives.

Thank you Will Campbell and Citizens of Heaven Church for this message, the points I covered and read off were from his sermon from December 31, 2023—I'll link it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/citizens-of-heaven-church/id1528418605?i=1000640561389