Seize the Moment – Day 1179
The Prayer of the Weary!
Good morning! This is Pastor Jerry Ingalls from New Castle First Baptist Church and today is Friday, June 9.
There is an exhaustion that goes beyond being physically tired; it is being weary! David spoke of his weariness in Psalm 69:3, “I am weary with my crying; my throat is parched; my eyes fail while I wait for my God.” David expressed himself in a similar way in Psalm 6:6, “I am weary with my sighing; every night I make my bed swim, I dissolve my couch with my tears.”
Have you brought your weariness to God? Jesus invites you to do so in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” The Greek word translated “weary” is κοπιάω; it’s used twenty-three times in the New Testament. It’s even used to describe Jesus in John 4:6, “Jesus, being wearied from His journey, was sitting thus by the well.” Jesus experienced weariness because it is a reality for all people. Exhaustion is a part of the human condition that requires more than a daily dose of caffeine or an occasional getaway. The older you get the more you realize that the solution goes beyond a simple life hack.
The answer is found in learning to live in the unforced rhythms of God’s grace. Jesus gives us unhindered access to the rest of God through His easy yoke, where we become like Him, “gentle and humble in heart.” David concluded in Psalm 69:32-33a, “The humble have seen it and are glad; you who seek God, let your heart revive. For the Lord hears the needy.” True rest comes by putting your hope in Christ alone!
Seize the moment and pray Psalm 69, meditating upon the God who promises to give you rest; only Jesus can restore you at the deepest places of your neediness.
God bless you!
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