Lazybones? 😴 More like frozen bones 🥶! 1 degree mornings aren’t motivating, especially for a tropical soul like me 🌴. Sydney’s winter is no joke! 😱 and tropical blood doesn’t mix well with it 😂
Playing writing catch-up ✍️ no deadlines or pressures. Just me, my thoughts and the words. But as I was saying, on those lazy days, I’m truly grateful for digital ministry 🙏 YouVersion is my go-to app and today’s (17.07.25) Verse of the Day (VOTD), Matthew 11:28, brought encouragement. 🙌
Please read on for the verse, devotional and prayer that comes with it!
DEVOTIONAL: Rest for the Weary
Are you carrying an impossibly heavy burden? Are you trying to manage a massive load all by yourself? Are there wounds and worries that are weighing down your soul?It doesn’t have to be this way … “Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because l am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light” Matthew 11:28-30 NLT
Jesus wasn’t saying to come to Him and do nothing. He’s not saying to quit your job and abandon your life and move to a deserted island. This is not a call to be idle, but an invitation to rest-and to work from rest.
A yoke is a device used for joining two animals together for a purpose like farm work- for plowing a field or pulling a heavy load. As always, two are stronger than one.
Jesus mention of the yoke implies there is still work to be done, but we don’t have to do it alone.You have a Savior who is humble and gentle, whose compassion is deep and whose love is wide. He is so wild about you that He left the glories of heaven and became human to suffer and die – in order that you might live.
We must draw near to the One who carried the biggest burden of all-the sin and rebellion of the world. The One who conquered death and defeated the grave willeventully redeem all things .once and for all.
God longs for us to come close, to fall in step beside Him, and to lean into His grace. Why? Because we thrive when we live and work from a place of genuine rest.
He’s inviting you to come. Will you? lf you’re not sure where to start, simply ask Him for help.
So there’s no right or wrong way about reading the bible, which devotionals to follow etc… Digital or physical, it’s all good 🙏. Some days, like today, the VOTD from YouVersion is just what’s needed. No guilt, just gratitude 💫
So my take from this, rest isn’t found in bank balances or bucket lists 💸✈️. It’s a myth that more stuff = more peace. And most times we find ourselves in that wired-loop of comparison. It’s a never-ending cycle of dissatisfaction. Time to redefine what truly matters 💖, refocus and break the cycle of chasing, comparing, and exhaustion!
Amid the chaos causing weariness and tiredness, my prayer is that you will find calm in God’s presence 🙏. Read, pray, and let the peace of God that passes all understanding, settle in.
To God be the glory always 🙏
Idau Hahine 