Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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).
Discussing Matthew 11:28-30, Tim Keller says the following in regard to working and resting as a follower of Jesus Christ.
[Jesus] is the only boss who will not drive you into the ground, the only audience that does not need your best performance in order to be satisfied with you. Why is this? Because his work for you is finished.
In fact, the very definition of a Christian is someone who not only admires Jesus, emulates Jesus, and obeys Jesus, but who “rests in the finished work of Christ” instead of his or her own. Remember, God was able to rest in Genesis 2, verses 1–3 only because his creative work was finished. And a Christian is able to rest only because God’s redemptive work is likewise finished in Christ. When the work under the work has been satisfied by the Son, all that’s left for us to do is to serve the work we’ve been given by the Father.
Keller, Timothy. Every Good Endeavor (p. 238). Kindle Edition. (emphasis added)
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All of us are haunted by the work under the work—that need to prove and save ourselves, to gain a sense of worth and identity. (p. 234).
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