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Matthew 11:28 Meaning – Comfort in Hardship

Today's Verse

The Lord Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

In this dark and evil society, each person encounters different pressures and sufferings, not knowing how to cope. But don’t worry, as you read the following content attentively, you will receive comfort from God, find a way forward, and gain a chance to experience true rest!

The Lord Jesus said, “Come to Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). Every time I read these words of the Lord, I feel a warmth in my heart because it expresses His care and concern for us as human beings. The Lord knows that we live in a relentless world, filled with various pressures and hardships, and we often feel pain and exhaustion. He desires for us, the weary and burdened, to come to Him and lay our burdens on Him. He promises to comfort us and provide us with strength, so that we may find true rest in Him. Just as God says, “Humanity, having strayed from the Almighty’s provision of life, is ignorant of the purpose of existence, but fears death nonetheless. They are without help or support, yet still reluctant to close their eyes, and they steel themselves to drag out an ignoble existence in this world, sacks of flesh with no sense of their own souls. You live in this way, without hope, as do others, without aim. Only the Holy One of legend will save the people who, moaning in the midst of their suffering, long desperately for His arrival. So far, such belief has not been realized in those who lack consciousness. Nevertheless, the people still yearn for it so. The Almighty has mercy on these people who have suffered deeply; at the same time, He is fed up with these people who lack consciousness, as He has had to wait too long for an answer from humanity. He wishes to seek, to seek your heart and your spirit, to bring you water and food and to awaken you, that you may no longer be thirsty and hungry. When you are weary and when you begin to feel something of the bleak desolation of this world, do not be lost, do not cry. Almighty God, the Watcher, will embrace your arrival at any time. He is keeping watch by your side, waiting for you to turn back around. He is waiting for the day you suddenly recover your memory: when you realize that you came from God, that, at some unknown time you lost your direction, at some unknown time you lost consciousness on the road, and at some unknown time acquired a ‘father’; when you realize, furthermore, that the Almighty has always been keeping watch, waiting there a very, very long time for your return. He has been watching with desperate longing, waiting for a response without an answer. His watching and waiting are beyond any price, and they are for the sake of the human heart and the human spirit. Perhaps this watching and waiting are indefinite, and perhaps they are at an end. But you should know exactly where your heart and your spirit are right now.

In God’s word, we can sense His compassion and anticipation for us. We live in this world, struggling with various pressures, pains, and confusion. All of this suffering is a result of our hearts being distant from God. Only God truly understands the deep pain and helplessness within our souls. Only God genuinely grieves and worries about our ignorance and numbness. Only God continues to search for us when we are lost, and only God silently waits by our side, guiding, supporting, and providing for us. … He desires for all of us to return to His presence, to receive His embrace, and to gain His provision and salvation. It is through this that we can gradually break free from suffering and find true rest. Let us ponder: Besides God, who else has such selfless love for humanity?

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