双语灵修（葛培理牧师）：5月16日 得享安息

5月16日

得享安息

“凡劳苦担重担的人可以到我这里来，我就使你们得安息。”

马太福音11:28

如今很少有人知道该怎样休息。即使在度假期间，他们也会把自己搞得很累，然后回到办公室应付加倍的工作和堆积如山的邮件。我们很多人都需要“度假”来休息，因为度假太累人。也许我们寻找休息之所，却找错了地方。

主说：“凡劳苦担重担的人可以到我这里来，我就使你们得安息。”正如得平安一样，得安息只有一个地方，一个源头，那就是主耶稣基督。

当我们休息，真正休息的时候，内心不放任何东西。虽然我们知道还有工作要做，但迟早总会做完的。但是在休息的时候就要彻底休息。脱了鞋子，伸展四肢，躺在沙发上，什么都可以想，也什么都可以不想，唯独不要想工作。

我们的主耶和华大有能力，主宰一切。知道整个世界掌管在主的手中，我们就可以安然休息。无论报纸头条新闻是什么、电视画面又怎样，我们知道一切都是按照神的计划和预知在进行。

耶稣给我们终极的休整和把握，让我们远离尘嚣。安息在主的里面，不要担心将来的事情。耶稣基督已经掌管了明天。

今日祷告：

天父，我安歇在祢的里面。我爱你，我信靠祢，我来到祢的脚前。谢谢祢;奉耶稣的名，阿门。

May 16

REST FOR THE WEARY

Come unto me…and…rest.Matthew 11:28

Few people know how to rest these days.Even on vacation,many people rush to cram in as much as they can before returning to their jobs,where they spend twice as much energy catching up on the work and mail that has piled up in their absence.Many of us need vacations just to rest from our vacations!Perhaps we have been looking for rest in the wrong places.

Jesus said,“Come unto me and I will give you rest.”Like peace,rest can be found only in one place,from one source,and that is the Lord Jesus Christ.

When we rest,truly rest,we place our confidence in something outside of ourselves.We acknowledge that while there may be work to do,it will eventually be done.But there is nothing more important at that moment than resting,than taking our shoes off,stretching out on a couch or in a hammock,and think about anything(or nothing)but work.

As we contemplate the all-powerful,always-in-control Lord of our lives and Lord of the world,we can rest in the knowledge that Christ has the whole world in His hands.Despite the headlines in the newspapers and some of the scenes we see on television,we know that all is going according to God’s plan and foreknowledge.

Jesus gives us the ultimate reset,the confidence we need,to escape the frustration and chaos of the world around us.Rest in Him and do not worry about what lies ahead.Jesus Christ has already taken care of tomorrow.

Pray for the Day:

Father,I rest in You.I trust You.I love You.I come to You.Thank You;in Jesus’Name,Amen.