JESUS IS WAITING

"Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest."

Matthew 11:28
King James Version

Jesus wants us to come to Him for rest, not just when we're tired from doing regular work but also when we are discouraged, brokenhearted, lonely and feel like giving up.  I'm sure Jesus felt like giving up many times when He was here on earth but He kept going and we need to keep going.

I've lost track of the many times when I have been discouraged and felt like giving up.  Sometimes, even before I asked Him, I could feel Jesus lift me up in His loving arms and carry me through the dark valley.  Just think, Jesus, the Saviour of the world, really cares about us.  He cares when we are lonely, discouraged, heartbroken and when people say cruel words to us and He longs to comfort us. 

Ralph Carmichael wrote the hymn "Reach Out to Jesus".  Jesus wants us to reach out to Him because He is waiting for us to come to Him with His arms open.  We don't have to bear our burdens alone.  Tell Jesus you're hurting and allow Him to pick you up in His arms of compassion and love.

Jesus will be the best Friend you will ever have.   He will never hurt you or say anything unkind about you and He will never leave you.  I have a family that I love very much and I have many good friends who I love but they have to leave and go home.  Jesus never leaves me, not even for one minute.

O how I love Jesus!  He is the Joy of my heart and the reason I'm living.  How I long for the day when I will have the privilege of seeing Him face to face and one happy joyous day I will see Him.  We can't make it by ourselves because this world is filled with violence and all other things that hurt Jesus and break His heart. 

Rev. George O. Webster wrote one of my favorite hymns "I Need Jesus".  The words in this inspiring hymn describe how I feel in my heart.  "I need Jesus, my need I now confess; No friend like Him in times of deep distress; I need Jesus, the need I gladly own; Tho’ some may bear their load alone, Yet I need Jesus."   Thank You, dear Jesus, for loving us and for never leaving us.

Joanne Lowe

May 4, 2020