“Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, 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.”
—Matthew 11:28-30
We all have hidden thoughts and secret burdens that we carry. This may be due to fears of being rejected or possibly because these thoughts, burdens, or memories are like delicate, treasured pearls that we want to protect from those who would not know how to handle them.
But beloved, there is One who can be trusted with your “pearls.” In fact, He already knows the intimate details of your life. He understands you fully and loves you unconditionally. Won’t you open your heart to this trustworthy Friend?
The One to trust says, “Look into My eyes and come to Me.” He says: “Come to Me, and I will come to you. Bring all of your thoughts and memories. Bring your sin, failures, and mistakes. Give Me your darkened heart and mind. Bring all the shame and the generations of lies and deceptions that you bear.”
The One to trust says: “I see all of your hidden thoughts and the tears you shed. Look up to find Me. I know you intimately. Set the eyes of your heart upon Me and bring all of your baggage to Me. I have poured out My blood, removing your sin. My living water washes you clean, and I transform your ashes into beauty. I take your troubled thoughts and sin into Myself, and in the fire of My love all darkness is destroyed. Come to Me with all that you are, for I am your Shepherd, who keeps you safe and carries you to the Father to receive His outpouring of love and your inheritance of glory!”
Beloved, it’s time to stop keeping secrets within your heart. Lay them bare before your Father, who loves you like no other. Talk to Him about the intimate secrets and pain hidden in your heart. Abraham believed and trusted God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness, and he was called the friend of God (James 2:23). Today, experience the Lord as your deepest, closest Friend by opening your heart and trusting Him with your deepest secrets.
I open my heart today, Lord, to share with You my deepest secrets, the things I have never talked about with anyone else. I trust You as my best Friend, who loves me and cares deeply for me.
Cynthia Schneider, From Passover to Pentecost (Lake Mary, FL: Charisma House, 2021), Used by permission.
