“Come to me all that are heavy laden and I will give you rest” Matt: 11:28
St. Matthew record the words of our Lord Jesus as he stood among the down
trodden people and proclaimed a powerful invitation to, any and all who will
but freely receive it.
“Come
to me all that are heavy laden and I will give you rest” Matt: 11:28
This invitation is not just when we first come to believe,
but it is for all our Christian life. There are times when the burdens, which
we carry, become exceedingly great; and even we Christians find ourselves struggling
to carry our burdens in life.
St. Peter wrote to believers throughout the ages regarding
our burdens and cares.
“cast
all your cares upon him” 1Pet:5:7
The
Waters of Grace
Our Lord Jesus is inviting each and all of us to give
up our cares and concerns in this life and relinquish the burden to him and to
allow ourselves to be plunged into the gentile currents of the rivers of his grace
that flow from the alter of the cross.
We see this eternal living stream of God’s holy grace typified
in a vision shown to the Prophet Ezekiel. The Prophet sees, in the Spirit , the
water flow which streams forth from the alter of the glorious Temple of God.
“and
I saw water coming out from the threshold of the Temple toward the east, for
the Temple faced east. The water was coming forth from the south side of the
Temple south of the alter. He then brought me out through the north gate and
led me around outside to the outer gate which faced east, the water was trickling
out from the south side.
“As
the man went eastward with a measuring rod in his hand, he measured off a thousand
cubits he then led me through ankle deep water. He then measured off another thousand
cubits and led me through waters that were knee deep. He then measured off another
thousand cubits and led me to water that was waist deep. He then measured off
another thousand cubits, now the water was so deep that I could cross, because it was now deep enough to swim-
a river that none could cross”.Ezk:47:1b-5
This eternal flow of the Holy Spirit, who administers the
grace of our God to each and all of us, we are told, led the Prophet into the
river in a progressive ever deepening way, to the ankles, that is the early
part of our Christian life, then the Spirit leads us deeper into the River of Grace
up to our knees, that is; we are led to pray.
We are moved to bring our needs, cares concerns and our
praise and worship to God through times of prayer both private and corporate as
fellowship.
By
the Spirit
There are times in our lives when circumstances are
such that our words prove to be inadequate or we have no voice to offer before
our God. There are times when we simply do not understand the conditions which
unfold around us, it is in these moments when God the Holy Spirit intercedes for
us.
St.Paul writes that the Spirit himself moves on and for
our behalves.
“the
Spirit helps us in our weakness. For we do not know how we ought to pray, for
the Spirit himself makes intersession for us through groaning which cannot be
expressed” Rm:
8:26
This tells us that we can come to him and even in our
silence that the Holy Spirit moves on our behalf and conveys our needs to our Father
in Heaven.
Jesus
Our High Priest
Our Lord Jesus, in his role as the High Priest of God, acts
for each and all, even in the dry season of life in which we find ourselves
focused upon the weightiness of our burdens rather than upon him.
The writer of the Hebrews Epistle tells us regarding
Jesus’ ongoing and active ministry on each and all of our behalves especially
in times of hardship despair, need or doubts on our parts.
“for
he ever lives to make intersession for them” Heb:7:25b
This means, that
whatever your need, care or concern is this day or any day our Lord Jesus ,as
your High Priest, has brought your very
name before the Throne of our God. Jesus has prayed for you this day and every
day. He stand there for us, each and all. Jesus immerses us into the Rivers of
Grace which the Holy Spirit conveys to us.
Our Two Witness
With the unified voice of our Lord Jesus and the Holy Spirit,
each as distinct, yet as one, intercedes for us. This should give us great assurances
that our need will be addressed by our Holy Father in Heaven in such away which
will be for our eternal best good and according to his divine will for each and
all. Your prayer will be heard and your need answered for as the Scared word of
God tells us.
“in the mouth of
two or three witness a thing is established” 2Cor:13:1
Whatever your need come unto Jesus and be immersed into
the River of God’s Grace and find rest in our Lord Jesus.
Benediction: May
we each and all be ever immersed in the eternal River of God’s Grace, today,
tomorrow and forevermore. Amen
Rev. Todd Crouch, Pastor
The Fountain of life Church a Congregation of Grace Communion
2101 Old National Pike, Washington, Pennsylvania, 15301 www.gcfountainoflife.org
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