In offering rest, Jesus invites us to take up his yoke, and to learn from him – because there’s something about his gentle nature, his humility of heart, that provides rest for the soul. Jesus didn’t need to strive for greatness, or to prove it to others, so neither should we.
Like sunshine and rain, God’s grace is free. It encompasses everyone, and we can’t do anything to get one bit more or less. And like sunshine and rain, it falls from the heavens down to earth, from God to man.
And yet, somehow, not everyone enjoys this amazing grace.
A centurion and a Canaanite woman were commended by Jesus as people who had great faith. These people were not Israelites – and Jesus was ‘sent only to the lost sheep of Israel’ (Mt 15:24, NIV) – yet they were able to obtain a measure of God’s favour. We, on the other hand, have so much more.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
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