Snow Flowers II

“Come to Me, all you 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. “For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” – Matthew 11:28-30 NKJV

“Let not your heart be troubled; you believe in God, believe also in Me. … “Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. – John 14:1, 27 NKJV

I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. – 1 Corinthians 15:3 NLT

Most of us have things in life that can weigh heavily on us from time to time. And if these things are heavy enough, or happen in rapid succession, they can threaten to derail our peace and rest, and our very lives as we know them.

Jesus must have known these things were going to be a part of the human experience here on planet earth, so He made the bold statements noted above. Although a lot of marketing and advertisers try to make similar claims about their products, only Jesus is able to deliver on His promises.

That is because Jesus alone can meet your deepest needs since He’s the only One Who knows what the human heart is all about. And He’s the only One Who not only has the resources to meet your needs, but He sincerely cares about you and your wellbeing.

In case you doubt that, just read a little about the cross, and how Jesus died to give you a chance to live the life He has planned for you, and to have the assurance of eternal life in paradise with Him forever.

If you are under a heavy load or two, I encourage you to spend some time meditating on the three short Scripture passages above. And if you are not sure how to have the assurance of eternal life with God someday, please see Got God?

A pretty cool picture of a crocus emerging from the snow can be seen at Snow Flowers I.

Hope you have a great day.