Topic: Jesus Teaches How to Be Gentle
āCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.āĀ Matthew 11:28-29Ā (NIV)
Rick Warren Devotional 2 August 2021 Message
Learning to be gentle is so important for a follower of Christ. Gentleness defuses conflict. It disarms critics. Itās persuasive. Itās attractive. It communicates love.
Most importantly, gentleness makes you more like Jesus.Ā Matthew 11:28-29Ā says,Ā āCome to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your soulsāĀ (NIV).
Wait. Does this mean that the stress and pressure youāre feeling in your life are because you are not gentle? Yes. Because theĀ BibleĀ says that the more Christ-like you become, the more gentle you become and the more at rest you will be.
Do you want to be at peace? Do you want to be like Jesus? You canāt just walk out your door and force yourself to be gentle. You canāt manufacture gentleness, because inside youāre still going to be under stress. Itās got to be an āinsideā job. It has to be the fruit of Godās Spirit inside you.
I donāt know what burden you are carrying, but I do know the answer to your stress. Jesus wants you to take his yoke upon you. This means heās going to bear your burdens with you.
And when you let Jesus share your burden, you will walk with him in a close relationship. You will learn how to be gentler and humbler. He will exchange your stress and pressure for his rest and peace.
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