"I will give you rest"

Matthew 11:28 says "Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest"
This is one of the verses in the Bible which really caught my attention. The Holy Spirit really spoke to me through the verse. I would like to share some of the revelations with my blog friends. I would like to divide the verse into 3 parts - "Come to me" "all who are weary and heavy-laden" and "I will give you rest". I just want to shar my thoughts on the 3rd part "I will give you rest"

What is "Rest"???

The dictionary defines "rest" as 'A state of quiet or repose' or 'freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs', ' peace'.....
It is a state of peace or freedom from a disturbing or weary situation.
I saw a sticker with the picture of a mother kangaroo with the baby in her pouch and the words "I will give you rest" written below. I also saw another sticker with a tree. One of the branches of the tree was drooping and would break off any moment. Just below that branch is a lake. On the branch....... a birds nest with 3 little ones..... The same verse "I will give you rest" was written below...... These stickers really spoke to me....
In the first case, the kangaroo is definetely in the midst of enemies and trouble. But the baby kangaroo in the pouch does not have to worry about anything. It is safe and at peace with his mom. That is the kind of rest Jesus wants to give us. He wants to be a source of peace amidst the trails and tribulations of this world.