He does not urge us to sit and do nothing, but to do what is ours to do—the lighter part of the work. He says,

“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light” (Matt. 11:30).

This is the truth we must live. Any other is from the Father of Lies. We are exhausted, not because he has tasked us with so much, but because we have picked up the wrong yoke and have tried to plow this field on our own. The weariness we sense is matched by the voice we hear—“Come to me!”

Salvation is first and foremost. Until you have come to trust him for the forgiveness of your sin, it is quite proper that you bear a heavy burden. Sin is a terrible weight.

But for we who have been relieved of our burden it is an invitation to rest in the arms of our true love and trust that he is working—even now, while we wait. 


 

Hudson Russell Davis was born on a small Island in the West Indies called Dominica, and this is only one reason he does not like cold weather and loves guava.  He is a graduate of James Madison University with a B.A. in Graphic Design and earned a Masters in Theology from Dallas Theological Seminary.  Currently he is a Ph.D. candidate at Saint Louis University studying historical theology.  Hudson has worked as a graphic artist and worship leader but expresses himself through poetry, prose, photography, and music. His activities are just about anything outdoors, but tennis is his current passion.

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