Sweeter Than Honey: Where to Find Rest

What if we spent a few quiet moments with God each morning? What if we were intentional about making time for it? What if we committed to doing that all year long and by the year’s end we found that we had read the entire Bible!?

How many times, on January 1, have you committed to reading the Bible from cover to cover in a year? I have made that commitment too many times to count, and I have failed too many times to admit.

​A few years ago though, I used a one-year, chronological order of book authorship, Bible Reading Itinerary.

Did you know that Genesis was not the first book of the Bible written? While plans like this vary somewhat, because it is simply impossible to put an exact date on some books of the Bible, the plan I used begins with the book of Job.

Sweeter Than Honey is a 365-day devotional journey ​that leads the reader
​through God's Word ​in chronological order of book authorship.

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Let me introduce you to Sweeter Than Honey, friend. It is patterned after that Bible Reading Itinerary.

On Tuesdays, now through the end of the year, I would love it if you and I could take a trip through Sweeter Than Honey together! I'd also like to encourage you to Join us over at the private, Sweeter Than Honey Facebook group and share your thoughts. You'll find like-minded, Christian friends there. Let’s do this! Come join us as we move through the book and God's Word together.

We're waiting for you!

Matthew 11-13: Where to Find Rest

“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you, and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30)

I love these 3 verses from Matthew 11. They may sound familiar to you, especially verse 28, as we find it quoted quite often. Jesus wants us to come to Him. He does not want us to be “heavy laden.” He wants to give us rest.

Jesus invites us to take His yoke. What does that mean? What is a yoke? When I think of a yoke, I think of oxen pulling a cart. The yoke is that wooden beam that connects the two oxen at their necks. The yoke appears heavy and burdensome, yet it enables the oxen to pull heavy loads. In many ways, the yoke is freedom for the oxen. The yoke frees the oxen from pulling the heavy load alone and allows them to work in tandem as they pull the load of the cart. Jesus tells us that His yoke is easy and His burden is light.

Jesus also invites us to learn from Him. That’s exactly what we are doing by diving deep into His Word.

And then He tells us that in Him we will find rest for our souls. Let’s look back up to verses 5-6 and see Who we find rest in.

“And Jesus answered them, ‘Go and tell John what you hear and see: the blind receive their sight and the lame walk, lepers are cleansed and the deaf hear, and the dead are raised up, and the poor have good news preached to them.’” (Matthew 11:5-6)

Whatever you are going through today, you can find rest in knowing that you serve a God Who 

• Gave sight to the blind.
• Enabled the lame to walk.
• Cleansed the lepers.
• Made the deaf to hear.
• Raised the dead.
• Gave the Good News of the Gospel to the poor.

​This is the God we serve! He invites us to come to Him and find rest for our souls. 

“Come to Me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28)

It's so easy for us to become “heavy laden” with the things of this world, especially at this time of year. Where will you find your rest today?

About Sweeter Than Honey

When I read God’s Word each morning, I find inspiration and insight that keeps my day on track. Join me on this journey. Let’s settle in with His Word—it’s His Love Letter to us. Did you know that? Let’s read it like a Love Letter, expecting to glean something for our walk with Him every day. Let’s look for peace in the chaos and strength for our weaknesses. Even on our busiest days we can carve out a few minutes to refocus on the important. Can’t we? We may have to get up a little earlier, when the house is still and quiet, or stay up a few minutes after the others are tucked in for the night, but we can do this! I know we can!

Let's be intentional about focusing on God’s Word and the truths found there. Let's let it inspire us to live out our faith each day in a way that causes those we come in contact with to want what we have found. God sees you. He knows you by name, He knows the number of hairs on your head, and He cares about every detail of your daily existence. He wrote you a Love Letter. Let’s dive in! ​

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