Matthew 11:25-30
[25] At that time Jesus answered and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes.
[26] Even so, Father: for so it seemed good in thy sight.
[27] All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and he to whomsoever the Son will reveal him.
[28] Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
[29] Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
[30] For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
As Christ provided through His love, meekness, and lowliness, we can have the promise of rest! As we begin to embark out on life and all of its ups and downs, we must continually encourage ourselves and allow for ourselves to relax sometimes in the promises of God. If we never do, we never truly establish our faith!
The benefits of the promises of God are there for you to improve you. They are also there so that you can learn to improve your character and your Godly witness.
Matthew 16:15-19
[15] He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?
[16] And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.
[17] And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon Barjona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my Father which is in heaven.
[18] And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
[19] And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
The keys to the kingdom give us so much more than we allow ourselves to believe! If we can only (I’m saying this to myself and everyone right now!) learn to begin to know how powerful we are through God, we will have SO much more strength than we allow ourselves to have!
Luke 10:17-20
[17] And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
[18] And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
[19] Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
[20] Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
Christ was reminding the 70 that you have the power and ability to tread or put beneath and nothing would hurt! It did not say it would not come! We are here to help one another; to help each other so we can go forth and reach out to new people, so that they can find a relationship with Jesus Christ!