APPRENTICE OF REST

APPRENTICE OF REST

i was reading through Matthew 11 the other day,

the part about Jesus giving rest for the weary and i came across an

interesting idea. in the NIV, it says

Come to me, all you

who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is

light.

but in the New Living translation, it says,

Then Jesus said,

“Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will

give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble

and gentle, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke fits

perfectly, and the burden I give you is light.”

there’s a

slight difference between learn from me and let me teach you.

the first requires pro-active effort on my part – i need to try and do what

the Master is doing. the second is not so much passive as it is more of an

emphasis on watching first and simply copying the Master. it’s like Jesus is

inviting us to be His apprentices and the job we’re apprenticing is rest.

that, to me is a pretty cool idea. that i can follow Jesus around each day

and let Him be my teacher in Rest 101. what exactly does that look like in

life? i’m not too sure. but i hope that as i ask Him to be my teacher,

i’ll discover what it means. :)