Tuesday, December 10, 2024

2nd Week of Advent, Wednesday, 11-12-2024

Isaiah 40:25-31 / Matthew 11:28-30  

In the book of Genesis, after Adam and Eve fell into sin, they were driven out of the Garden of Eden.

Where once God provided for their sustenance, they now had to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow.

Work became a burden and they had to work hard in order to survive.

Gone are the restful and peaceful days before their fall.

But in the gospel, Jesus exclaimed this: Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened, and I will give you rest.

Jesus came to save us from our sin, He came to heal us of the wounds of sin.

He came to change burdens into blessings, and work became a mission for humanity to continue God’s work or recreating the world.

But the effects of sin are still felt in our weak humanness, and Jesus calls us to come to Him and find rest and peace.

The season of Advent is also a time to find peace in that promise of Jesus that He will give us rest, physically and spiritually.

Then in all our burdens and labours, we will turn to the Lord to renew our strength and rest in His love.