THE BURDEN IS LIFTED
"Come unto Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" (Matthew 11:28)
"Now I saw in my dream that the highway up which Christian was to go was fenced on each side with a wall; the wall was called Salvation. Therefore, it was up his highway that Christian ran, but not without great difficulty because of the burden of the load on his back. He ran till he came to a small hill, at the top of which stood a cross and at the bottom which was a tomb. I saw in my dream that when Christian walked up the hill to the cross, his burden came loose from his shoulders and fell of his back, tumbling down the hill until it came to the mouth of the tomb, where it fell in to be seen no more."
Pilgrim has finally reached the place of freedom from the burden of guilt for sin that he had been carrying. It was a heavy load, and free from it with a joyful heart he exclaimed, "He has given me rest by His sorrow and life by His death." The old Gospel songs say it well. "I remember when my burdens rolled away. I had carried them for years, night and day. Rolled away, rolled away, I remember when my burdens rolled away" "Mercy there was great, and grace was free; Pardon there was multiplied to me; There my burdened soul found liberty, at Calvary." "At the Cross, at the cross, where I first say the light, and the burden of my heart rolled away. It was there by faith I received my sight, and now I am happy all the day." "I know a place where sins are washed away. I know a place where night is turned to day. Burdens are lifted, blind eyes made to see, there is wonder-working power in the cross of Calvary." "Burdens are lifted at Calvary." I remember that night almost 70 years ago when I knelt at an altar and asked Jesus to forgive my sins. The feeling joy, of lightness and freedom is still fresh in my spirit because I carry the burden no longer. What a wonderful thing to be forgiven and having that weight of guilt for sin being taken away. Praise God!!!!
Love, Dad
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