Christmas rest

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened. v. 28

As a boy I delivered newspapers in order to earn money. Since it was a morning newspaper, I was required to get up at 3:00 every morning, 7 days a week, in order to have all 140 of my papers delivered to their appropriate homes by 6 a.m.

But one day each year was different. We would deliver the Christmas morning newspaper on Christmas Eve — meaning that Christmas was the only morning of the year I could sleep in and rest like a normal person.

Over the years, I came to appreciate Christmas for many reasons, but one that was special in those days was that, unlike any other day of the year, it was a day of rest.

At that time, I didn’t fully understand the meaning of the true rest that Christmas brings. Christ came so that all who labor under the weight of a law that can never be fulfilled might find rest through the forgiveness Christ offers. Jesus said, “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matt. 11:28). In a world that is too much for us to bear alone, Christ has come to bring us into a relationship with Him and give us rest. — Bill Crowder

What burdens would you like the Lord to carry for you? Ask Him today.

READ: Matthew 11:28–12:8

Our soul finds rest when it rests in God.

Bible in a Year:

Amos 7-9 and Revelation 8