Rest for the Weary

Unlocked: Daily Devotions for Teens · Nov 7, 2022 · 4m

READ: PSALM 62; MATTHEW 11:25–12:8 The nightmares had started again. It had only been a few nights, and already I felt like I was sleepwalking through the days—pure exhaustion from the moment I opened my eyes. As the shower water beat down on my weary head, I prayed a prayer of the strength-sapped: “God, help.” Immediately, the words of Jesus filled my mind: “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). How easy it is to forget, especially when you’re tired: the thing the weary need most of all is to come to Jesus for rest. When I endure days or…