"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest...For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." (See Matthew 11:28-30 NIV; https://www.bible.com/bible/111/MAT.11.28-30.NIV). These words are some of the few words from our Lord Jesus that I can remember. Unfortunately in the past I can only remember the first and last line. I forget the lines in between in particular, "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls." That instruction that says "Take my yoke upon you and learn from me..." is repeated by Jesus over and over again in various forms... "Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me." (Matthew 10:38 NIV; https://www.bible.com/en-GB/bible/111/mat.10.38) "Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me." (John 12:26 NIV; https://www.bible.com/e...
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In John 14 our Lord Jesus said “Do not let your hearts be troubled. You believe in God ; believe also in me. My Father’s house has many rooms; if that were not so, would I have told you that I am going there to prepare a place for you? And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. You know the way to the place where I am going.” (See https://www.bible.com/bible/111/JHN.14.NIV) There is a discussion between Jesus and his disciples. One of the disciples asks how to get there. And our Lord Jesus at the end of the discussion said: "Very truly I tell you, whoever believes in me will do the works I have been doing, and they will do even greater things than these, because I am going to the Father. And I will do whatever you ask in my name, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son. You may ask me for anything in my name, and I will do it." Someone who reads this chapter will learn many things ...