Bible Reading: Matthew 11:25-30
Key Verse: Verse 28 – “ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Key Words: Come unto me
The purpose of the church, among other things, is to stand for righteousness and to evangelize the world; but so often we get all tied up in appearance that we get our priorities all mixed up. Let me explain.
A man crashed his plane in the desert. Stranded without water, the unfortunate man trudged through the desert for hours until he could no longer stay on his feet. Then, as he began crawling across the burning sands, he encountered a necktie salesman. “Can I interest you in a nice new tie?” the salesman asked. “Are you serious?” the man gasped. “I’m dying of thirst and you want to sell me a necktie?” The salesman shrugged his shoulders and moved on, and the dying man resumed his crawling. Finally, he came upon an unbelievable sight. There, before his eyes, in the middle of the desert, was a magnificent restaurant with neon lights blazing and a parking lot filled with cars. The desperate man crawled to the front door. With his voice growing weaker and weaker, he said to the doorman, “Please, help me in, I must have something to drink.” To which the doorman replied, “Sorry sir, gentlemen are not admitted without a tie.”
This man’s need was not a tie but water. So it is when people come to the house of God. Their need is not a tie but Jesus!!
Dr. Mike Rouse
What to do:
✞ Understand man’s real need is not a rule but a Ruler: Jesus Christ the Savior.
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