Rest And Relief From The Burdens Of Sin

"Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."  Matthew 11:28 (NIV)

This invitation from Jesus was to all those who were weary under the burden of sin.  He offered them rest and relief from the burdens of sin.

All of us today are burdened with sin.  The only relief that we have from sin is in Jesus, The Christ.  With His atoning work on Calvary and His death, burial, and resurrection, He took all of our sins upon Himself and paid the price that we should have paid.  However, we have to accept His invitation before we can be granted His rest.  With His forgiveness, we can enjoy the blessings of His rest while we are alive, but the final and ultimate rest from sin is to be with Him in heaven after this life is done.