I Will Give You Rest

40 Important Bible Verses about Doing Good

In this short devotional message, we will be looking at this topic "I will give you rest". The Bible says in Matthew 11:28-29, "Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

I Will Give You Rest
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The Story of the Prodigal Son

In the story of the prodigal son, you will get to know that, he labored and was heavily burdened and he needed rest, so he decided to return to his father (Luke 15:11-32). So it does not matter how far we stray away from our heavenly Father, a time does come when we realize without Him we have no rest. We would just end up wondering around in life without any destination, work so hard without even finding time to spend with God.

A time will come when we discover that our body may no longer take the amount of stress we out it through, hence we turn to the Father for rest and He His always waiting to great us back with am open arm.

I Will Give You Rest

Beloved, why are you carrying all the heavy burdens of your life all by yourself, why are you laboring without rest, why have you placed so much burden on your soul? Hear me, God is calling you today, He is asking you to come unto Him, He is calling you to bring all your burdens, issues, problems, pain, anger, broken-heart, your suffering, your agitation, the burdens in your heart, your past mistakes, all your sins to Him and He will give you rest, He will take away all your troubles or mountains and grant your soul rest.

God's Plan for You

Child of God, our Father in Heaven seeks to bring you peace and rest, He seeks that your heart will not be burdened so why are you still carrying all your burdens. Come to the Lord today and cast all your burdens unto Him and He will carry them for you and grant you peace. Hear me, whatsoever is heavy on you, the Lord is ready to take that burden away from you. Learn His way, listen to His words, read the Bible and pray everyday, find time daily to go before the Lord in prayer, for the Lord is gentle and humble, loving and very peaceful. Amen!

Matthew 11:28-29 Various Verses

Matthew 11:28-29, ESV: "Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 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."

Matthew 11:28-29, NIV: "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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."

Matthew 11:28-29, NASB: "'Come to Me, all who are weary and burdened, 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 FINDREST FOR YOUR SOULS."

Matthew 11:28-29, KJV: "Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls."

Matthew 11:28-29, CSB: ""Come to me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take up my yoke and learn from me, because I am lowly and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

Matthew 11:28-29, NLT: "Then Jesus said, 'Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls."

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