The Weight of The World

Is life weighing you down? Are you one of those people who feels the weight of the world is on your shoulders? Well, let me lighten you day. It’s not. It may feel like it, but in reality it’s on all our shoulders. That’s both the good and the bad news. There is help, but we all realize there is definitely weight as well. Now, here is the Good News coming from Jesus very own words; ~ "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you . . . ” In the last week our world has observed what the weight of the world is all about. A country in trouble and despair, crushed under the weight of it’s own building. More then a week ago, most of a complete city came crashing down. As we watch in disbelief, we saw and still see an impoverished nation and people, where years and years of help have not lifted the weight off their shoulders. And now this. Crushed by the weight of buildings. Many have not survived under this weight and only time will tell how many thousands have died under the concrete of that city. As our nation and other nations run to their rescue, many will survive and make it. Albeit alone. At this point no one can see what the future holds for these people. As we hear of all suffering and sadness, we also hear of support and supplies going into Haiti. We realize that together we can carry their weight, and we can carry their load with them. I believe that is what Jesus was talking about when he made reference to the oxen’s yoke. It doesn’t take much looking around us to see people holding each other up. Just this morning at the gym an elderly man shared how he, in his old age, is taking out a new mortgage to help his son through a really rough time of separation and divorce. Look around again. If you don’t see someone you are holding up, you will see someone holding you up. A song of another day comes to mind and we need to realize the impact it can have on whom we are and how we carry the weight of each other on our shoulders.
There is no problem too big, God cannot solve it. There is no mountain too tall, He cannot move it. There is no storm too dark, God cannot calm it. There is no sorrow too deep, He cannot soothe it.
If He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders, I know my brother that He will carry you. If He carried the weight of the world upon His shoulders, I know my sister that He will carry you.
God has connected us together. We are His hands in this world. A world where no one is an island unto themselves. In a world of sorry, personnel or nation to nation, we reach out to each other. Take time to take someone’s hand and lets carry the weight together. The words again of Jesus, “With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.” Something to think about
Rob