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Josh Clink

Clarify, Unify, Glorify in Matthew • Sermon • Submitted a year ago • Presented a year ago

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ME (A hook):

Have you ever doubted before?

And I am not talking about,

Oh, I doubt the weather will be good today.

Or, I doubt my favorite team will win the game.

No, have you ever doubted God?

The Bible?

The gospel?

Have you ever had those quiet moments alone,

Where you wonder...

Wonder if the things you believe are really true?

Generally, these big doubts happen during very challenging times in life.

It is in those times when it feels like faith is gone.

For me,

In December of 2013,

I had just finished my last semester of college.

I loaded everything up from my dorm into my Mazda,

And drove straight down to Philadelphia to stay with my mom who was in the hospital for what was supposed to be a routine checkup for her double lung and heart transplant.

Her numbers were a little concerning so they ended up keeping her longer than expected.

And we found out we were going to be there for Christmas.

So, we got decorations,

Including this reindeer ornament.

With all of our families names on it.

We put up lights,

A little mini tree,

And decorated with some garland and ornaments.

A few days after Christmas,

We were told mom was going to be transferred to rehab,

Which was always the next step before she was dismissed.

So, we celebrated by cleaning up all the decorations.

That way we would be packed and ready to leave when we got the word.

Lunch came and went.

No word.

The afternoon slowly passed by.

We would check in with the nurse.

Nothing.

Then we got dinner,

And still hadn’t gotten the word to transfer.

Finally, late that night,

The doctor comes in and explains the concerns with some of mom’s numbers.

The biggest concern,

Being an infection that may need some serious intervention.

They feared she was not doing well,

And things could get even worse in a hurry.

So, they needed to keep her overnight,

And they would begin those heavy treatments tomorrow.

Then, to make matters worse,

Visitation time was about over.

So, I needed to pack up and get back to the hotel.

Both mom and I felt completely crushed.

I said good night,

And tried balancing all the decorations out of her now boring room.

I didn’t realize how exhausted I was from this long day of anticipation.

And after walking out of the ICU,

Down multiple flights of stairs to the ground level,

I round the corner to open the door to the main hallway,

And I drop the box of decorations.

When I look down,

I see the reindeer ornament,

With all our names on it,

Lying on the ground,

Broken in multiple pieces.

And that was it...

That was my breaking point.

Overwhelmed,

Dejected,

Struggling,

I dropped to the ground in that empty hallway,

And wept.

In that moment,

My faith felt empty.

To say I was doubting God is an understatement.

None of it made sense.

It felt like a series of teases,

Ripped away,

All symbolized by this broken reindeer ornament of my family lying on the ground in that lonely hospital hallway.

And God didn’t miraculously fix it.

Mom had a fatal sepsis infection,

They tried drastic interventions but it was too late.

That next day,

The doctor told me I needed to call my family and tell them to come,

Because mom was on her last legs.

That miserable night was really the last night mom was fully coherent.

It was only a few days later when her heart stopped,

And she breathed her last breath.

In that moment,

Doubt was at its strongest,

And my faith was at its weakest.

Can you relate?

Has the strength of your doubt made your faith feel weak?

Take heart friends,

You are not alone.

Alister McGrath once preached,

“Doubt is natural within faith. It comes because of our human weakness and frailty.”

Doubt is not the same as unbelief.

McGrath continued,

“Unbelief is the decision to live your life as if there is no God. It is a deliberate decision to reject Jesus Christ and all that he stands for. But doubt is something quite different. Doubt arises within the context of faith. It is a wistful longing to be sure of the things in which we trust.”

Even Charles Spurgeon,

One of the greatest pastors in history,

Once expressed being the subject of fearful and violent doubts of the very gospel he preaches.

This is evidence that even those who may seem to be the most faithful,

Can still have doubt.

Especially when the burdens of life feel their heaviest.

But the good news is,

When we doubt,

God does not condemn us,

He invites us to Himself.

When our faith is weak,

He assures us of His faithfulness.

Doubt does not mean we have no faith,

It means we are ones of little faith.

But even when our faith is small,

God is ready to help.

We see examples of this in the Bible.

Some of the most faithful human beings struggled with doubt.

In Matthew 11,

Jesus calls John the Baptist the greatest person ever,

Moments after he wavered over whether or not Jesus was truly his Savior.

John was struggling.

He was in a difficult situation.

And although he was doubting Jesus,

He needed Jesus.

This gets at the heart of our passage.

When our doubt is strong,

And our faith is weak.

When life is hard,

And our burdens are heavy.

Jesus invites His members to rest in Him.

Slide

Our outline for this passage are three parts:

First, vs. 1-19 shows how we can have Doubt in Jesus.

But, vs. 20-24 warns us of Disbelief in Jesus.

Before, vs. 25-30 invites us to Come to Jesus.

Overall, Matt. 11 teaches us how Jesus graciously defeats our doubt to fuel our faith so we can find rest in Him forever.

WE Doubt in Jesus - vs. 1-19 (Why does this matter to us?):

Slide

By the time we get to ch. 11,

John the Baptist has been in prison for some time.

This guy prepared the way for Jesus,

He is a hero of the faith.

But here in ch. 11,

He doubts if Jesus was really the Messiah.

This account is deeply authentic and vulnerable.

But this is nothing new in the Gospels.

Elsewhere, we see Jesus weep,

Peter deny Christ,

Thomas not believing what is right before his eyes.

The Gospels are not just a fairy tale of some perfect religion.

They tell the true, authentic, and vulnerable story of Jesus Christ rescuing His members.

Therefore, His body must reflect the same vulnerability and authenticity.

Vs. 2 says John hears about what the Christ,

The Messiah,

Has been doing.

But he was expecting judgment,

Liberty to the captives,

And freedom to the prisoners,

As Isaiah 61 prophesied.

But here he is,

Rotting in prison for calling out a wicked king!

While his Messiah is doing all these miracles.

So, John sends some messengers to ask if Jesus is really the Messiah,

Or if he should be looking for someone else?

Make no mistake,

John is doubting Jesus.

And when we break down his doubt,

It can help us understand our own doubt.

Slide

First, we learn that doubt is strengthened by suffering.

The wilderness was not too difficult for John.

He boldly proclaimed God’s Word,

And prepared the way for the Messiah.

But now,

He is experiencing shame, hunger, physical torment, and emotional struggles,

As he sits alone,

And rots in prison.

It is very similar to the OT prophet Elijah.

In 1 Kings 19,

Elijah was tired,

While running for his life.

His suffering strengthened his doubt,

And he was ready to give up.

Both Elijah and John show how even the most faithful can still have doubts.

Suffering can crush both body and spirit.

It strengthens doubt.

Slide

Second, doubt is strengthened by unmet expectations.

Here, John expected His Messiah to set him free.

But Jesus was not meeting John’s expectation.

Roman rule was still in place,

John is still in jail,

Sin is still running rampant,

And religious corruption is still ruling the day.

John is confused!

The status quo is still the same!

Jesus isn’t overthrowing Rome.

He’s hanging out with sinners,

Teaching them about forgiveness.

John’s unmet expectation strengthened his doubt.

He could not understand everything that was happening.

Many of our doubts are strengthened in the same way.

We have been walking with the Lord,

Serving Him,

Worshiping Him,

Then, tragedy strikes!

Life does not go the way we expect,

And it feels like,

“God…where are you?”

We don’t understand why these things are happening.

We may still know in our head that He is good.

We haven’t forgotten what the Bible says about Him.

But we just can’t understand why this struggle won’t end.

Sometimes,

These trials are a result of our own sin,

Sometimes,

It is from the sin of those around us.

But other times,

It is simply because we live in a broken world.

But it is in those moments,

Slide

We must remember,

We don’t have the whole picture.

John had no idea how the story of Jesus the Messiah was going to play out.

But God was ushering in a way to redeem the whole world,

A way that was completely different from what John expected.

He was confused.

Wasn’t the Messiah suppose to bring judgment?,

He thought...

When is the kingdom going to come?

His doubt was strengthened because his perspective was limited.

And the same is true of us.

Whenever suffering comes up,

And our expectations go unmet,

Questions rise up within is.

That is to be expected.

But when those questions arise,

We must remind ourselves that our perspective is limited,

And trust that God knows what He is doing.

Because He is the only solution to our doubt.

Slide

We destroy doubt with God’s revelation.

Look in vs. 4,

Jesus tells these messengers to go back and tell John what they hear and see:

That the blind receive their sight,

The lame walk,

Lepers are cleansed,

The deaf hear,

The dead are raised,

And the poor are told the good news.

Jesus reveals all these miracles,

And says,

Go back and tell John about them.

Because these gracious works confirm Jesus is the Messiah.

They confirm what was prophesied in Isaiah 35:5-6.

Isaiah also prophesies of judgment.

So, Jesus has not forgotten about judgment,

He is just saying,

It is being delayed by God’s mercy.

God is true to His Word.

So, we destroy doubt with the rock solid foundation of His Word.

Not because His Word makes everything easy,

But because it keeps us from sinking down beneath the waves of doubt.

Therefore,

Jesus says in vs. 6,

Anyone who is not offended by Him is blessed.

Not being offended by Him expresses trust in Him.

Slide

So, the second way doubt is destroyed is by submissive trust in Jesus.

Christ’s members must be willing to suffer with Him,

Without being offended by Him.

When we feel offended by Jesus,

We must wage war with our offenses.

Question why we are offended.

Assess our offenses.

Whenever we are offended by Jesus,

A dose of self-evaluation is in order.

Even when life is not easy,

Even when we don’t understand,

Even when it seems contrary to reason,

We remain on solid ground by trusting Him,

And, Jesus says,

We are blessed.

Jesus does not condemn John for his doubt.

He graciously defeats John’s doubt,

To fuel his faith with a blessing.

Like John,

Jesus does not condemn us for doubt.

Nor can we condemn others for doubt.

Prophets and Psalmists and disciples in the Bible struggled with doubt.

Do we really think we can condemn Elijah or David or John or Peter?

No!

And neither does Jesus!

Instead, He graciously destroys our doubt,

And fuels our faith.

Slide

If there were any questions about this from the crowd.

Jesus immediately puts them to rest,

By defending John with a series of rhetorical questions about what they went out to the wilderness to see.

Did they go out to see a reed blowing in the wind?

To see someone who lacks conviction and is easily swayed by the opinion of others?

Because that’s not John.

Did they go out to see a man dressed in soft and fancy clothing?

Like some royal advisor?

Because that’s not John either,

He is not living in some fancy palace.

No, they went out to see a prophet.

Well, Jesus says,

John is more than a prophet!

He was a prophet who other prophets prophesied about,

Making him both an object and source of prophecy.

Slide

Mal. 3:1 prophesied of him,

Malachi 3:1 ESV

“Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.

Slide

And Mal. 4:5-6,

Malachi 4:5–6 ESV

“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes. And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers, lest I come and strike the land with a decree of utter destruction.”

John is the messenger,

Announcing the coming of the Messiah and Lord.

Slide

So, John is more than a prophet.

In fact,

Jesus says there is no human greater than John.

Think about that.

Jesus is telling this crowd of Jews.

That wildman John is greater than Abraham, Moses, and David.

How could this be?

Because of John’s place in history.

John was the climax of the prophetic ministry.

He represents the beginning of the new order of prophets.

He is the first to usher in the new age.

So, his greatness,

Can only be topped,

Jesus says,

By the least in the kingdom of heaven.

Because John and all the prophets before him,

Came before the death and resurrection of Christ.

They never got the full picture of the Messiah.

They lived their entire life with a limited perspective of the gospel.

However, the least in the kingdom,

Are the ones who follow,

Who come after the death and resurrection of Christ.

We have a greater understanding than those who came before.

We have a greater privilege.

Because we know what Christ has done.

We have the completed Word of God.

We have the Great Commission.

And we have the Holy Spirit.

We are living in the greatest time in human history!

We get to participate in what the prophets,

Like John,

Were only able to see from a distance.

Slide

DA Carson comments on this,

“So often Christians want to establish their ‘greatness’ with reference to their work, their giving, their intelligence, their preaching, their gifts, their courage, their discernment. But Jesus unhesitatingly affirmed that even the least believer is greater than Moses or John the Baptist, simply because of his or her ability, living on this side of the coming of Jesus the Messiah, to point him out with greater clarity and understanding than all his forerunners ever could. If we really believe this truth, it will dissipate all cheap vying for position and force us to recognize that our true significance lies in our witness to the Lord Jesus Christ.”

Brothers and sisters,

We must rejoice in our privileged position in human history.

But we must also take hold of the responsibility that comes with this privileged position,

Being witnesses to the Lord Jesus Christ.

And this will not be easy.

John was opposed,

Jesus was opposed,

Therefore, we will be opposed by the world.

Slide

Jesus teaches this in vs. 12.

The NLT says it a little more plainly:

“The kingdom has been forcefully advancing, and violent people are attacking it.”

Back when John’s ministry first started,

Large crowds were coming out to him.

The kingdom was advancing.

People began attacking it.

Then, Jesus shows up and starts powerfully preaching,

Authoritatively teaching,

And doing miraculous things!

The kingdom advances even more.

And more people attack it.

The Bible and history both clearly show that the kingdom advances,

And violent people attack it.

Our great privilege comes with persecution.

So, we must be prepared for violence and attacks.

Slide

Because, Jesus says,

This generation acts like spoiled children who whine for not getting their way.

He illustrates this in vs. 16-18.

Saying, its like one kid pretends to play a flute,

And other kids are supposed to dance.

But this generation won’t.

So, the kid sings a lament,

And the other kids pretend to mourn.

But again, they don’t.

So, Jesus is saying Him and John are inviting this generation to play,

But they are acting like children who cross their arms,

Sit down,

And pout.

Because they don’t want to dance to the music,

And they don’t want to mourn to a funeral dirge.

Nothing pleases them,

Nothing moves them.

John preached repentance,

Like a funeral dirge,

But instead of mourning,

They said he has a demon.

So, Jesus came eating and drinking with sinners and tax collectors,

Offering forgiveness for sin like a song.

But instead of dancing and celebrating with joy,

They called Him a glutton and a drunkard,

And a friend of sinners.

So, the people reviled John and scorned Jesus.

Nothing satisfied them.

They would not dance with Jesus or mourn with John.

Despite everything John taught,

And all the miracles Jesus performed,

The people are unresponsive.

They pay no attention to any of it.

Jesus’ point,

Is that this is the way the world responds.

When we present the gospel,

We will often be met with attacks or indifference or criticism.

But Jesus says,

“Wisdom is justified by her deeds.”

What does He mean?

The OT portrays wisdom as an actual person.

And the people say Jesus is a sinner,

But Jesus is saying,

“No! That’s not Me!”

“I am wisdom in the flesh!”

“I am the Wisdom God’s Word talks about!”

"The things I do are wisdom.”

So, despite all these accusations,

Jesus says His deeds prove that He is wisdom,

They prove that He is true and right.

Slide

James also explains this in James 3:17-18,

James 3:17–18 ESV

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Jesus teaches this important lesson,

While John is still in prison.

So, let this remind us,

In the midst of our suffering,

When our expectations of God go unmet,

Because we have a limited perception.

Jesus destroys doubt by proving Himself trustworthy.

He does not shy away from the reality that being His members will be difficult.

But it is worth it.

Jesus is the promised Savior,

Who offers forgiveness for sins,

And relief from suffering.

So, when Jesus plays His flute,

Dance!

GOD Disbelief in Jesus - vs. 20-24 (Teach the text):

Slide

Don’t be like the cities in vs. 20-24.

These cities that have Disbelief in Jesus.

These cities have witnessed His mighty deeds,

But do not repent.

They are resistant to His ministry.

So, Jesus warns about the consequences of disbelief.

The Bible does not record all the miracles Jesus did.

There are many miracles He did in the vicinity of Chorazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum.

Chorazin is a small village nearby Bethsaida.

Bethsaida is where Peter, Andrew, and Philip are from.

Although neither of these places are particularly antagonistic toward Jesus,

They were not especially receptive to Him either.

So, Jesus scolds them for their disbelief,

Despite all the miracles they have seen Him do.

They have seen the Messiah,

They were amazed,

They admired Him,

But they did not believe in Him.

So, He says “woe to them.”

Which literally means,

“Warning of doom upon you!”

It is a foreshadowing of impending judgment.

The message is clear.

Disbelief in Jesus leads to condemnation.

So, first, Jesus compares them to Tyre and Sidon.

Two idolatrous cities in the north,

Known for their godlessness.

Jesus says these cities would repent in sackcloth and ashes,

If they had seen these miracles.

They would grieve in great sorrow over their sin.

This is a stunning indictment!

Slide

But even worse is the village of Capernaum.

Because Capernaum was the basis for much of Jesus’ ministry.

It is where all the healings, and miracles, and casting out of demons that happened in the past few chapters occurred.

Capernaum knew Jesus best!

And they did not believe in Him.

This self-righteous village thought they were working themselves up to heaven.

But Jesus says,

“Nuh-uh!”

“You are not working your way up to heaven,

You are being brought down to Hades.”

Because of their disbelief in Jesus.

Indifference is disbelief.

And disbelief leads to condemnation.

Jesus says this is worse than Sodom,

A notoriously perverse and wicked city.

Because the people of Sodom would have believed in Jesus.

So, Jesus says,

Repent,

Believe in Him,

And follow Him.

We live in a place where we have some of the most information about the Bible.

Books and schools and studies and blogs and movies and apps all about God and the Bible.

But so did Capernaum.

Despite all this access,

You can still respond to Jesus with indifference.

And so will the people you share the Gospel with.

But we don’t know how the Spirit might be at work in a person’s heart.

So, you must continue to follow Jesus,

And proclaim the gospel.

Because all who continue in their disbelief will be condemned.

YOU Come to Jesus - vs. 25-30 (Response):

Slide

This has been a pretty negative chapter so far.

John is in prison,

Doubting Jesus.

These cities have disbelief in Jesus.

We have been warned of impending judgment.

So, how does Jesus want us to respond?

Vs. 25-30 simply says,

Come to Jesus.

Jesus prefaces His invitation,

With an inside look of the intimate relationship between Him and the Father.

Included with this inside look,

Is the mysterious doctrine of election.

Jesus praises the Father for essentially hiding Himself from those who think they are wise,

And revealing Himself to children.

How are we to understand this?

First, God will not reveal the truth to those who do not believe,

No matter how smart they might think they are,

Or how much information they might have.

Commentators call this concealing.

It explains the resistance to- and disinterest in Jesus.

Look again at how vs. 25 starts.

It says, “At that time.”

Matthew is talking about the generation of people acting like spoiled children.

So, Jesus is showing,

How their disbelief represents the wise and understanding who refuse Jesus.

They assume they already know everything.

They are confident that they have followed all of God’s rules,

And they have mastered all the messages from the teachers of their day.

As a result,

They believe in a religious system that excludes the need for a savior,

Which closes them off from Jesus.

It is not a knowledge or information problem,

It is a heart problem.

It is an arrogance of thinking you have nothing to learn.

Especially from some carpenter who disregards tradition,

And teaches about suffering,

Rather than glory.

So, Jesus reveals,

How in His sovereignty,

God chooses to hide His will from them.

Instead, He reveals Himself to those with a childlike spirit.

Because they know they need help,

They know they need instruction,

So, they listen.

This is a mysterious doctrine.

God’s sovereignty,

Election,

We can’t fully comprehend these things.

Because of this,

We tend to think of this as unfair.

We want God to tell us what basis He uses to elect some but not others.

But when we cannot understand,

We conclude that God is not fair.

But the Bible is clear.

All humankind is guilty before God.

So, all who are condemned are treated fairly.

Al who are saved,

Receive grace.

So, God treats everyone with either fairness or grace,

According to His sovereign will.

We can’t fully understand this.

John couldn’t fully understand it either.

Why?

Slide

Because, as Jesus says in vs. 27,

No one knows the Son except the Father,

And no one knows the Father except the Son.

When Jesus talks about knowing here,

He is talking about more than just being acquaintances.

Jesus has a unique and intimate knowledge that only the Son of God can possess.

It is an exclusive knowledge,

That Jesus alone reveals.

This is part of the reason for Jesus coming.

He didn’t just come with a word from God,

He came as the Word of God.

He is God revealed to people.

Therefore, we know God,

Not through any worldly wisdom or understanding.

We know God through the Son.

And the Son came for us because of grace.

In His mercy,

God reveals Himself to us through the Son.

And as He does.

We must respond.

Not with indifference or disbelief,

But with faith.

We do not receive God’s truth with self-righteousness, pride, or intellect.

But with the humble trust of a child,

Who simply acknowledges your total dependence on the Father.

Slide

Therefore,

Jesus ends this wonderful passage,

With an invitation to come to Him.

The Messiah,

The sovereign Son of God,

The Word in the flesh,

Says to you, “Come to Me!”

This is what makes Christianity radically different from every other religious system in the history of the world!

What an incredible invitation!

Jesus calls all who labor.

He is talking about the labor of discipleship.

He does not shy away from the fact that discipleship is arduous.

But for all who accept this invitation,

Jesus offers multiple benefits.

First, He promises rest.

If you feel weak,

Burdened,

Or weary.

Jesus is inviting you to rely on the God who satisfies.

Second, as wisdom in the flesh,

He offers to be our teacher.

God has already given His OT to be our teacher.

But the scribes and the Pharisees added all these traditions.

Which they promoted as the way to salvation.

When in reality,

It was a burdensome form of slavery.

Gal. 5:1 calls this a yoke of slavery.

So, in contrast,

Jesus offers an easy yoke,

And a light burden.

A yoke is a physical object worn on the neck and shoulders to pull a heavy weight.

It was used on both oxen and slaves.

There are single yokes and double yokes.

When using a shared yoke,

A stronger ox that was better at following commands,

Would guide and teach the weaker ox in the yoke.

So, the Bible uses a yoke to illustrate different teachings.

The teaching of the Pharisees was a yoke of slavery.

You can wear this self-righteous yoke,

And burden yourself with the laws, rules, regulations, and traditions.

Or, Jesus says,

Come to Him.

Put on His yoke.

Give Him the full weight of all your sin.

Because the weight of your sin is unbearable,

It is a weight you cannot pull.

So, Jesus invites you to give it all to Him,

All your sin,

All your rebellion,

All your disobedience.

Confess it to Him,

And He is faithful and just to forgive you,

And cleanse you of all unrighteousness.

This is something you cannot do on your own.

You cannot make yourself righteous.

Slide

Ian Thomas is helpful, teaching us about the danger of when we try:

“[This is] what paralyzes the activity of the church of Jesus Christ on earth today! In defiance of God’s Word, God’s mind, God’s will, and God’s judgment, people everywhere are prepared to dedicate to God what God condemns—the energy of the flesh! There is nothing quite so nauseating or pathetic as the flesh trying to be holy!”

Jesus does not call you to some great moral effort.

He says,

“Come to me!”

“Put My yoke on you.”

He is the stronger one in the yoke!

He perfectly obeys the Father’s commands.

So, give Him the full weight of your sin,

And He promises to forgive it all!

And make you righteous!

Giving you rest,

And relief from your burdens.

In Christ,

You are free from self-effort,

Self-improvement,

And this constant struggle to overcome the guilt and shame of your sin.

Peace, forgiveness, and rest are incredible privileges.

Jesus says to learn from Him,

Learn what it means to be His member,

And you will find rest for your soul.

Because His yoke is easy and His burden is light!

He is the only One who knows the Father,

Reveals the Father,

And obeys the Father.

So, putting on His yoke,

Allows Him to lead us to obey the Father,

Something we could never do on our own.

That is why when putting on His yoke,

We find peace.

Because we are finally able to live the way God made us.

Not by our own strength,

But through Christ’s strength.

WE (Paint a picture of the future):

Slide

When we step back and take this whole passage in context.

Christ gave this invitation as the final word in response to John’s doubt about Him.

This is the heart our gracious Savior!

He helps us when we struggle with sin,

When we battle temptation,

When we suffer through trials,

And even when we doubt Him.

The One who calls us to righteous living,

Is the One who enables us to live a righteous life.

The One who invites us to trust the Father,

Is the One who reveals the Father’s trustworthiness to us.

The One who calls us to make disciples,

Is the One who makes disciples through us.

This is the heart of our gracious Savior.

So, Come to Jesus.

When faith is hard,

When the burden is heavy,

When doubt is strong,

Don’t bear the burden on your own.

Come to Jesus.

Rest in Him.

This is the heart of our gracious Savior.

He is gentle and lowly in heart.

And He gives you rest for your weary soul.

Not just for today.

But for tomorrow,

And the next day,

And forever!

So, when doubt inevitably comes in the future,

And your faith feels weak,

Come to Jesus.

He satisfies our needy condition.

Trust in Him,

Put on His yoke,

Because He graciously defeats our doubt,

To fuel our faith,

So, we can find rest in Him forever.

Pray.

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