Life is good when we travel light. In a recent message I told my story of hiking the West Coast Trail and how our guide told us to pack light. He said the seven day hike would be much more enjoyable if you don't carry more than is necessary. The same applies to life. There are many I know who are carrying heavy weights, excess burdens that God never intended for them to carry. As a pastor and as a church we see this all the time.
We see people who are exhausted by the many weights of life that have been piled on. The weight of past experiences, past hurts, injustice and much more. Some of you who are reading this are carrying weight that goes back to when you were a child. It might be a wrong, a violation, a negative word that still haunts you today. Life can never be good when we carry these weights.
What weight are you carrying that God does not want you to carry? What is weighing your journey down?
The good news is that Jesus invites us to come to Him.
Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
We see people who are exhausted by the many weights of life that have been piled on. The weight of past experiences, past hurts, injustice and much more. Some of you who are reading this are carrying weight that goes back to when you were a child. It might be a wrong, a violation, a negative word that still haunts you today. Life can never be good when we carry these weights.
What weight are you carrying that God does not want you to carry? What is weighing your journey down?
The good news is that Jesus invites us to come to Him.
Matthew 11:28 "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
- Come with your burdens...
- Come with your hurts...
- Come with your offenses...
- Come with your sin...
- Come with whatever is weighing you down.
Allow Jesus to lighten your load.
1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your cares on him because he cares for you.”
It gets even better.....
Isaiah 53:4-6 “It was our weaknesses he (Jesus) carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God for his own sins! 5 But he was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed! 6 All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all.”
Allow Jesus to help you today.
Psalm 68:19-20 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. God is to us a God of deliverances.”
Max Lucado says, "Traveling light means trusting God with burdens you were never intended to bear."
What do ya got to loose?
Do you have a "weight loss" story that God has helped you with that might encourage others who read this. How has Jesus helped you travel light?
Be Encouraged
Pastor Dave
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1 Peter 5:7 “Cast all your cares on him because he cares for you.”
It gets even better.....
Isaiah 53:4-6 “It was our weaknesses he (Jesus) carried; it was our sorrows that weighed him down. And we thought his troubles were a punishment from God for his own sins! 5 But he was wounded and crushed for our sins. He was beaten that we might have peace. He was whipped, and we were healed! 6 All of us have strayed away like sheep. We have left God's paths to follow our own. Yet the LORD laid on him the guilt and sins of us all.”
Allow Jesus to help you today.
Psalm 68:19-20 “Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden, The God who is our salvation. God is to us a God of deliverances.”
Max Lucado says, "Traveling light means trusting God with burdens you were never intended to bear."
What do ya got to loose?
Do you have a "weight loss" story that God has helped you with that might encourage others who read this. How has Jesus helped you travel light?
Be Encouraged
Pastor Dave
FEEL FREE TO POST A COMMENT.
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