Jesus’ words in red. Further descriptors in black.

Come to me

Come hither! Follow Me! You make the effort. You make the first move. You seek Jesus.

All who labor

You who feel fatigued by hard work.

And are heavy laden

You who have overburdened yourself.

We give ourselves to much to do.

And I will give you rest.

Jesus gives repose, refreshing, rest.

(repose: freedom from disturbance of any kind)

Take my yoke upon you,

Again, you make the effort, you pick it up. You take it on. You lift it up. You raise it up.

Yoke: to be joined to, a coupling, a beam of the balance, pair of balances.

And learn from Me,

Learn, come to understand Jesus.

For I am gentle and lowly in heart,

Jesus’ heart is gentle, humble, meek, not prideful.

And you will find rest for your souls.

You will find, you will see, you will obtain, you will perceive, you will get… REST (like an intermission) for your immortal soul.

For my yoke is easy,

For this reason, Jesus’ pair of balances is useful, easy, good, gracious, kind, better

And my burden is light.

Jesus’ task of service is easy, light!

Jesus gives us the “just right” amount of work, for His Kingdom.

~ Additional thought provoking verses:

Proverbs 11:1 “A false balance is an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight.”

Proverbs 16:11 “A just balance and scales are the Lord’s; all the weights in the bag are His work.”

Ecclesiastes 4:6 “One handful of rest and patience is better than two fist fulls of labor and chasing after the wind.”