OUR DAILY BREAD : TOO HEAVY

[cimi]

March 25
Monday


TOO HEAVY

READ:
Psalm 32:1-6
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Com to Me, all you
who labor and are
heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.
__Matthew 11:28-30
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As I started up my car in the dark hours of early morning, I noticed a seatbelt light on the dashboard. I checked my door, opening and pulling it shut again. I tugged on my seatbelt to test it. But the sensor light still beamed. Then, in slow realization, I reached over and lifted my purse a few inches above the passenger seat. The light clicked off.

Apparently, a cell phone, three rolls of quarters, a hardcover book, and my lunch stuffed in my very large purse had equaled the weight of a small passenger, thus setting off the sensor!

While I can easily empty out a handbag, other weights are not so easy to shed. Those burdens of life involve a heaviness of spirit.

Whether the burden that weighs us down is one of guilt such as the one that consumed David's thoughts (Ps. 32:1-6), the fear Peter experienced (Matt. 26:20-35), or the doubt Thomas carried (John 20:24-29), Jesus has invited us to bring them all to Him: "Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matt. 11:28).

We are not built to bear burdens alone. When we cast them on the One who wants to bear our burdens (Ps. 68:19; 1 Peter 5:7), He replaces them with forgiveness, healing, and restoration. No burden is too heavy for Him.
__Cindy Hess kasper

````````````Lord, thank You for lovingly carrying our burdens.````````
```````````In times of trouble, help us to leave those burdens````````
``````````````in Your strong hands and to find our rest in You.````````
``````````````````````` Jesus' name, amen.``````````````````````
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Burden God with what burdens you.

***********Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 32:1-6; Matt. 11:28-30************

Psalm 32

1 blessed is he whose
transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered.

2 Blessed is the man to
whom the LORD does not
impute iniquity, and in
whose spirit there is no
deceit.

3 When I kept silent, my
bones grew old through my
groaning all the day long.

4 For day and night Your
hand was heavy upon me;
my vitality was turned into
the drought of summer. 5 I
acknowledged my sin to
You, and my iniquity I have
not hidden. I said, "I will
confess my transgressions
to the LORD," and You
forgave the iniquity of my
sin.

6 For this cause everyone
who is godly shall pray to
You in a time when You
may be found; surely in a
flood of great waters they
shall not come near him.

Matthew 11

28 Come to Me, all you
who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you
rest. 29 Take My yoke upon
you and learn from Me, for
I am gentle and lowly in
heart, and you will find rest
for your souls. 30 For My
yoke is easy and My burden
is light.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 32 was written in the aftermath of David's sin of adultery
and murder in the Bathsheba episode (2 Sam. 11-12). In Psalm
32, David testifies to the heavy burden of guilt during his year-
long denial of sin (vv.3-4) and to the joy of receiving God's gift
of forgiveness through a contrite heart (vv.1-2). He confesses and
repents from his sins (v.5) and embraces God's rule in his life (vv.7-
11). Warning of God's disciplining hand (v.4), David urges all who
have sinned to repent (v.6).