Come all who are weary

Isaiah 9:1-4

New Living Translation (NLT)

Hope in the Messiah

9 [a]Nevertheless, that time of darkness and despair will not go on forever. The land of Zebulun and Naphtali will be humbled, but there will be a time in the future when Galilee of the Gentiles, which lies along the road that runs between the Jordan and the sea, will be filled with glory.

2 [b] The people who walk in darkness
    will see a great light.
For those who live in a land of deep darkness,[c]
    a light will shine.
3 You will enlarge the nation of Israel,
    and its people will rejoice.
They will rejoice before you
    as people rejoice at the harvest
    and like warriors dividing the plunder.
4 For you will break the yoke of their slavery
    and lift the heavy burden from their shoulders.
You will break the oppressor’s rod,
    just as you did when you destroyed the army of Midian.

It seems to me that this world is dark and heavy just as it was in the time when Isaiah 9 was written.  Isaiah 9 was foretelling of the coming messiah.  Both of these are in my opinion still very retentive today just as they were when they were written.  Times here is 2014 are just as dark and heavy as they were then.  There are burdens we try to carry that we were never meant to carry.  Often it seems we are too proud to admit we can't carry them.  We trudge on heavy laden and burdened with the stress and anxiety that we take on ourselves.

baggage

Matthew 11:25-30

New Living Translation (NLT)

Jesus’ Prayer of Thanksgiving

25 At that time Jesus prayed this prayer: “O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, thank you for hiding these things from those who think themselves wise and clever, and for revealing them to the childlike. 26 Yes, Father, it pleased you to do it this way!

27 “My Father has entrusted everything to me. No one truly knows the Son except the Father, and no one truly knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.”
28 Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. 29 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. 30 For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.”


Even though the world is just as dark as it was in the time of Isaiah 9 there is good news!  we don't have to carry this burden around.

2 Corinthians 1:3

New Living Translation (NLT)

God Offers Comfort to All

3 All praise to God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is our merciful Father and the source of all comfort.

Hebrews 4:14-16

New Living Translation (NLT)

Christ Is Our High Priest

14 So then, since we have a great High Priest who has entered heaven, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we believe. 15 This High Priest of ours understands our weaknesses, for he faced all of the same testings we do, yet he did not sin. 16 So let us come boldly to the throne of our gracious God. There we will receive his mercy, and we will find grace to help us when we need it most.

His grace is always enough!  No matter the baggage...no matter the burden we carry...Give your baggage to the one who can carry it for you!

your favor

come as you are