At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light and the burden of my heart rolled away.*
I’ve had so many burdens in my life. I really could find no rest for my fretting mind and emotions.
Are you weighed down with any burdens today? Jesus wants to relieve us of them all. Honestly, He’s the only One Who can.
Jesus saith unto him (Mark, and any one else who’s tired of burdens), I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:6
Jesus: “Mark, come to Me with all your burdens, so I can bring you to My Father. You will never be the same. I promise.”
It’s such a wonderful thing…
There is so much power in the cross of Jesus.
What can wash away my sin (my hard heart filled with burdens, my stubborn resistance to His cleansing blood and love for me)?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus;
What can make me whole again?
Nothing but the blood of Jesus.**
The more I take up my cross daily, the more I surrender to Jesus, the more I’m willing to exchange my old habits and strongholds of insecurity, bondage, bitterness – and the rest of my list – for Him, the more His penetrating, healing and liberating Love ministers to me. He is just so incredible. Jesus, Jesus, Jesus. There is so much in Him and so much He wants to lavish on us.
I no longer look at the cross as something hard and impossible because at the cross, I’m finding Him and He’s releasing me from every burden. I’m discovering new, abundant Life and it’s all possible because of Jesus.
He knew the cross would be the biggest blessing for me. He knew it was the only way for me to let go so I could find His Life in order to be set free indeed.
24 Then said Jesus unto his disciples, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself (my anger, pride, self-pity, frustration, unforgiveness, selfishness, care, worry, fear, etc.), and take up his cross (and find True Life), and follow me.
25 For whosoever will save his life (hang onto heavy burdens) shall lose it: and whosoever will lose his life for my sake shall find it.
Matthew 16:24-25
Oh, the joy we find in Jesus as He removes our burdens so we can truly live free indeed in Him. When Jesus replaces burdens with Himself…Mmmm. Hallelujah.
Thanking and praising God in all things,
Mark – ChoosingJesusEveryDay.com
*Taken from “At The Cross” by Isaac Watts
**Taken From “Nothing But The Blood Of Jesus” by Robert Lowry
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.