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From the DCE Desk. . . . .
Have you ever seen that person at the airport that is
trying to carry too much luggage, the one with the backpack,
two roller luggage cases, a laptop case, and maybe even
regular luggage? We have all seen this person try to
struggle to get to their destination because they are being
weighed down by the weight of their baggage. They can’t seem
to go very fast because their baggage is tripping them up
and weighing them down. Sometimes I feel like I am that
person. I carry a lot of weight around with the burdens and
the “junk” of life. I have pains and sins that I try to deal
with by myself. I feel like I could never reach my final
destination because all this baggage is weighing me down.
Jesus has incredible things to tell us about our burdens
that are weighing us down. “Come to me, all of you who are
weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest”
Matthew 11:28 (NLT). Jesus wants us to come to Him when we
feel the weight of sin and the world upon us. He wants to
take our burdens away from us! Jesus will do more than take
our burdens away, He will give you rest. He will give you
rest because He loves you. In the Book of Zephaniah, God
promises to “quiet you with His love”. He takes your burdens
from you and you will be able to live a life that He
designed for you! Not a life of being weighed down and
tripped up. The God of the Universe wants your junk because
He wants to deal with it, instead of you dealing with it. He
wants it because He loves you! What in your life is tripping
you up or weighing you down? After carrying all of your junk
and burdens around with you, what do you need to give over
to God?
Shelly Davis
Director of Christian Education
March 2010
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