It was a terribly hectic day at the doctor’s office. And it
was made worse by the new receptionist who was trying very hard to cope
with the chaos, but just could not get all together. Answering the
phone, checking in new patients, and doing so many new things was just
more than the new receptionist could handle. The psychiatrist had taken
all he could, but finally had to correct her phone answering technique.
“When you answer the phone,” he said, “just say we’re terribly busy
today. Please don’t say it’s a madhouse around here.”
What is it like in your life? Are you so busy some of these
days that you don’t know what to do next? If you are retired, do you
sometimes wonder how you had time to go to work? It’s sometimes hard to
tell the difference between just being very busy and living in a
madhouse, isn’t it?
Jesus was also extremely busy, but He still had time to “get
away from it all” to spend time communing with His Heavenly Father. “And
in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and
departed into a solitary place, and there prayed. And Simon and they
that were with him followed after him. And when they had found him, they
said unto him, All men seek for thee. And he said unto them, Let
us go into the next towns, that I may preach there also: for therefore
came I forth” (Mark 1:35-38). Simon’s comment, “All men seek for thee,”
demonstrates how busy He was, and how many claims were made for His time
and energy. But there was still time for prayer, for time with friends
like Mary, and Martha, and Lazarus, and to bless children.
Even in the midst of the busy pace of life, however, Jesus
offers us peace. He said, “These things I have spoken unto you, that in
me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be
of good cheer; I have overcome the world” (John 16:33).
There is tribulation in the world, but He offers peace.
He says, “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are
heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn
of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto
your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light” (Matthew
11:28-30). Maybe it is time to give some of your burdens to Him, and
take up his yoke.
