Rest Over Religion

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We speak plainly about money, missions, and the hope that drives both: Jesus offers rest where religion piles on rules. From Matthew 11:28 and Psalm 23, we discuss how grace relieves guilt and how giving, praying, and going can flow from love rather than pressure.


Across India, Latin America, and beyond, we’ve seen people try to earn peace through rituals, diets, candles, or daily checklists. Those scenes meet the words of Jesus: “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” Religion burdens. Jesus lifts.


We look at what it means to take His yoke, not a harness of duty, but a union where the strong carry the weak. Galatians 2:20 shows us a new way to live: Christ in us, not us trying harder. Psalm 23 becomes a balm for fear and suffering, a steady voice that guides us through dark valleys and restores our souls.


From Eden to today, Scripture tells one story: God pursuing people, not people climbing their way to Him. That’s what reshapes how we see missions: not exporting a rulebook but announcing a Person who gives rest.


We end where the gospel always leads us to love in action. To share what grace has done in us. To pray with the Lord of the harvest. To give joyfully, not fearfully. Whether your calling is to go or to send, the question remains the same:


God, what would You have me do? How much would You have me give?


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