Lynn Mosher

Encouraging the Heart~Uplifting the Soul

Bring Them Here to Me

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Bring them here to me

“Bring them here to Me.”
Matt. 14:18 NKJV

Let’s go a-pondering again. A little background on what has taken place before this verse…

John the Baptist…beheaded by Herod Antipas, ruler of Galilee and Perea.

John’s disciples…after burying his body…find Jesus to alert Him.

After hearing the distressing news, Jesus departs by boat on the Sea of Galilee. To be alone in a deserted place.

But when He lands, the rumor of His presence spreads and thousands flee the surrounding cities, bringing their sick to Jesus for healing.

Seeing the multitude, Jesus is moved with great compassion.

He heals…and heals…and heals…until the setting sun nestles into the hills like a golden egg. And now, hunger grumbles in the stomachs of 5,000 men plus women and children.

A need arises. What to feed all these people? All that is available is five barley loaves and two small fish in a boy’s basket.

Bring them here to Me, Jesus says.

I love reading and re-reading portions of Scripture like this. Letting it soak into my spirit. Pondering it.

Deep within me, I hear Jesus whispering to me, Bring them here to Me.

Bring what, Lord?

All your burdens, your sins, your failings, your weaknesses, your lack…whatever need you have. Bring them here to Me. Give all your worries and cares to Me. Cast all your anxieties on Me.

But do I offer them up to the Lord? Or do I carry around my little basket of old loaves of resentment, unforgiveness, or pride and smelly ol’ thoughts and things of the past?

No matter what circumstances disrupt my life or what lack I am experiencing, I bring it all to the Lord. In essence, I dump it all on Him!

My quirky mind goes to work again and hears the whispers of the old movie Miracle on 34th Street (1947). In the trial to prove the reality of Kris Kringle as Santa Claus, the judge wants to see the proof, a letter that has gone through the United States Post Office, and he says to the lawyer for Kris Kringle, “Bring it here to me.”

The lawyer hesitates. Again, almost whispering, the judge slowly says, pointing to his desk, “Bring it here. Bring it here to me.” Then, bag after bag of Santa letters written by children get dumped on his desk and pile up in front of him.

This is how I imagine dumping my basketful of trials and needs…right on God’s desk. I lift them up and pour them out, in faith and prayer, and say to Him, “I can’t handle these, Lord. You take care of them!”

Bring them here to Me, He says.

When handed to the Lord, the very trials and circumstances that threaten to overtake me become opportunities for Him to work, to fill me with His supply. As Paul said, “And my God will liberally supply (fill to the full) your every need according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus.” (Phil. 4:19 Amp)

He fills the emptied basket of my heart and “fills my life with good things” (Ps. 103:5 NLT), “For He satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.” (Ps. 107:9 NKJV) Then, “My cup overflows with blessings.” (Ps. 23:5 NLT)

Bring them here to Me, He says to you.

Will your answer be, “Yes, Lord.”

***This post first appeared 6/3/13

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Through a Mist of Care

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Through a Mist of Care

“Come to Me,
all of you who are weary
and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.”
(Matt. 11:28 NLT)

“Come to Me…” Do we heed those words? Do we go to the Lord to drop all our burdens at His feet? Or do we usually carry those heavy loads all by ourselves or lay them on a friend? Or do we give them to the Lord and, then, snatch them back again?

Peter said, “Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you.” (1 Peter 5:7 TLB)

“…all of you who are weary…” Don’t we weary ourselves with worries, even though Jesus gave the command to “not worry about your life”? (Matt. 6:25a NIV)

You know how the dictionary defines worry, don’t you? To torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts, fret, or be in a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.

Hmmm…actual or potential problems. How often do we torment ourselves by fretting over those problems, whether real or the imagined what-ifs? Instead of focusing on the Lord, we permit those worries to divert our focus, causing ourselves more anxiety.

“…and carry heavy burdens…” We load ourselves down, and then, what happens? David said, “Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed.” (Ps. 143:4 NKJV) Overwhelmed is defined as to envelop oneself, be feeble or faint, or grow weak. Distressed is defined as to be desolate, grow numb, appalled, devastated, ravaged.

David said he was overwhelmed and distressed because “the enemy has persecuted my soul.” (Ps. 143:3a NKJV) Sometimes, we walk around hunched over like a question mark, bent from the burdens we let the enemy pile on us.

Allowing worries, whether real or imagined, to envelop us produces a mist of care, concealing our view of our precious Lord. Our path becomes fogged, our spirit suffers, our prayer languishes, and our relationship with the Lord deteriorates.


Jesus said, “Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?” No, of course not. “So don’t be anxious about tomorrow.” (Matt. 6:27 TLB, Matt. 6:34a TLB)

“…and I will give you rest.” Rest. Refreshment. Such as, “He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul.” (Ps. 23:2b-3a NKJV)

When we keep our minds focused on the Lord, “[He] will keep in perfect peace all who trust in [Him], all whose thoughts are fixed on [Him]!” (Isa. 26:3 NLT)

Do we fix our thoughts on Him or on our worries and cares? Do we release our grasp on them to receive what He offers us?

No godly soul ever grew in intimacy with the Lord or gained spiritual sight of His presence by carrying a load of burdens or worries. When difficulties blur our vision of our Beloved, we relinquish the very thing we seek: hearing the whispers of His heart, feeling the comfort of His arms, and knowing the peace of His nearness.

Therefore, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers.” (Phil. 4:6 TLB)

Is there a mist of care obstructing your view of your Beloved? Walk through that mist of care and you will see the image of your Beloved with His outstretched arms. Drop your burdens there at His feet. And He will say to you…

“Come to Me…and I will give you rest.”

*I felt led to repost this old post. I pray it blesses you…

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*I felt led to rework this old post and repost it. I pray it blesses you…

“Come to Me,
all of you who are weary
and carry heavy burdens,
and I will give you rest.”
(Matt. 11:28 NLT)

“Come to Me…” Do we heed those words? Do we go to the Lord to drop all our burdens at His feet? Or do we usually carry those heavy loads all by ourselves? Or do we give them to Him and, then, snatch them back again?

Peter said, “Let Him have all your worries and cares, for He is always thinking about you and watching everything that concerns you.” (1 Peter 5:7 TLB)

“…all of you who are weary…” Don’t we weary ourselves with worries, even though Jesus gave the command to “not worry about your life”? (Matt. 6:25a NIV)

You know how the dictionary defines worry, don’t you? To torment oneself with or suffer from disturbing thoughts, fret, or be in a state of anxiety and uncertainty over actual or potential problems.

Hmmm…actual or potential problems. How often do we torment ourselves by fretting over those problems, whether real or the imagined what-ifs? Instead of focusing on the Lord, we permit those worries to divert our focus, causing ourselves more anxiety.

“…and carry heavy burdens…” David said, “Therefore my spirit is overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is distressed.” (Ps. 143:4 NKJV) Overwhelmed is defined as to envelop oneself, be feeble or faint, or grow weak. Distressed is defined as to be desolate, grow numb, appalled, devastated, ravaged.

David said he was overwhelmed and distressed because “the enemy has persecuted my soul.” (Ps. 143:3 NKJV) Sometimes, we walk around hunched over like a question mark, bent from the burdens we let the enemy pile on us.

Allowing worries, whether real or imagined, to envelop us produces a mist of care, concealing our view of our precious Lord. Our path becomes fogged, our spirit suffers, our prayer languishes, and our relationship with the Lord deteriorates.

Jesus said, “Will all your worries add a single moment to your life?” No, of course not. “So don’t be anxious about tomorrow.” (Matt. 6:27 TLB, Matt. 6:34a TLB)

“…and I will give you rest.” Rest. Refreshment. Such as, “He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul.” (Ps. 23:2b-3a NKJV)

When we keep our minds focused on the Lord, “[He] will keep in perfect peace all who trust in [Him], all whose thoughts are fixed on [Him]!” (Isa. 26:3 NLT)

Do we fix our thoughts on Him or on our worries and cares? Do we release our grasp on them to receive what He offers us?

No godly soul ever grew in intimacy with the Lord or gained spiritual sight of His presence by carrying a load of burdens or worries. When difficulties blur our vision of our Beloved, we relinquish the very thing we seek: hearing the whispers of His heart, feeling the comfort of His arms, and knowing the peace of His nearness.

Therefore, “Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything; tell God your needs, and don’t forget to thank Him for His answers.” (Phil. 4:6 TLB)

Is there a mist of care obstructing your view of your Beloved? Walk through that mist of care and you will see the image of your Beloved with His outstretched arms. Drop your burdens there at His feet. And as the old song says, “You’ll never walk alone.”

“Come to Me…and I will give you rest.”

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Through a Mist of Care

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“Through a mist of care no man may see My Face. Only when the burden is flung at My Feet do you pass on to consciousness and spiritual sight.” Those were the words the Holy Spirit spoke to two little English ladies in the 1930s which they recorded in the old devotional God Calling.

What do you allow to become a mist before your eyes, as a veil separating you from the radiance of the Lord’s light? Memories? Unforgiveness? Schedules? Trials? Loss? Worries? How often do you ignore Jesus’ command to “not worry about your life”? (Matt. 6:25a NIV)

When we allow all these negative things of life to cause a haze, concealing our view of our precious Lord, our spirits suffer, our prayers languish, and our relationship with the Lord deteriorates.

Though spoken in a time long ago, Jesus’ words are timeless, “Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest,” (Matt. 11:28-29 NLT). If we do not drop our cares and leave them at Jesus’ feet before approaching the Throne Room, then our spiritual vision is clouded and we lose our consciousness of the Lord’s closeness.

No godly soul ever grew in intimacy with the Lord or gained sight of His presence by carrying a load of burdens or worries. When difficulties deafen our ears from hearing the whispers of our Beloved and distract us from feeling the comfort of His arms and the peace of His nearness, we relinquish the very thing we seek.

The Lord says, “‘You will seek Me and find Me when you seek Me with all your heart. I will be found by you,’ declares the LORD,” (Jer. 29:13-14a NIV).

What is your whole heart seeking?

Prayer: Lord, may I always seek You with my whole heart. May no cares conceal or hinder my fellowship with You. May I be so close to You that the breath of Your Spirit evaporates all traces of any hindrance. Amen.

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