Date: Friday, 30th August, 2024
Text: Matthew 11:28-30
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
If there is anything the world needs now, it is comfort. A lot of souls are hurting; many a heart is broken. The enemy’s full time job is to kill, steal and destroy (John 10:10). And unfortunately he has succeeded in wrecking havoc in many lives.
A lot of people are going through things they cannot even tell someone else. They smile and laugh in the public but they weep in private. They look confident and well composed in the open but break down in secret.
The burdens many carry have become unbearable and they are already bending and cringing under the weight. They are groaning and struggling seeking for whom to help them.
The good news is that help is around the corner. The Comforter says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:28-30.
Joseph Scriven in his popular song wrote, “Have we trials and temptations? Is there trouble anywhere? We should never be discouraged, Take it to the Lord in prayer. Can we find a friend so faithful Who will all our sorrows share? Jesus knows our every weakness,
Take it to the Lord in prayer.
“Are we weak and heavy-laden, Cumbered with a load of care? Precious Savior, still our refuge— Take it to the Lord in prayer; Do thy friends despise, forsake thee? Take it to the Lord in prayer; In His arms He’ll take and shield thee, Thou wilt find a solace there.”
Prophetic Nugget: Receive the comfort of the Spirit of Christ in Jesus name.