Day 24 of 31 Days of Hope: Hope for The Weary

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This December, OMF Literature would like to share with you 31 excerpts from 31 devotionals. In an age where people are desperate to cling to something or someone, we offer a message of encouragement, inspiration, and love from the One who is the eternal source of Hope.

Many years ago, my brother, Orville, introduced a hymn to me I’d not heard before. Its moving strains often accompany me as I drive or walk in solitude or return late from a day of demands.

Art thou weary, heavy laden,

Art thou sore distressed?

“Come to me,” saith One, “And coming,

Be at rest.”

Growing weary is the outcome or consequence of many experiences, none of them bad but all of them exhausting. To name just a few . . .

We can be weary of waiting (Psalm 69:3).

We can be weary of studying (Ecclesiastes 12:12).

We can be weary of fighting the enemy (2 Samuel 23:10).

We can be weary of criticism (Psalm 6:6-7).

The longer wearisomeness lingers, the more we face the danger of that weary condition clutching our inner man by the throat and strangling our hope, our motivation, our spark, our optimism.

Like Isaiah, I want to sustain you who are weary with a word of encouragement:

The Sovereign Lord has given me his words of wisdom, so that I know how to comfort the weary. Morning by morning he wakens me and opens my understanding to his will.

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Since our Lord never grows weary and never gets tired, He can give strength to the weary—He really can! The Lord doesn’t promise to give us something to take so we can handle our weary moments. He promises us Himself. That is all. That is enough.

This is an excerpt from Good Morning Lord…Can We Talk? by Charles Swindoll. The devotional is available at OMF Lit Bookshops, our online store shop.omflit.com, PCBS and other bookshops nationwide for only P365.

Timeless Bible wisdom from renowned pastor and teacher, Charles R. Swindoll.

Do you long for daily encouragement and inspiration? Do you wish your quiet times were filled with power and purpose? Discover the joy and ease of meeting with God each day in a meaningful way with this year-long devotional by one of the world’s premiere Bible teachers. Filled with daily insights from Charles R. Swindoll, Good Morning, Lord... Can We Talk? will give you a glimpse of the living power of God in your own life—and connect you to the restorative promises God speaks in His Scriptures.