Read these three verses in Matthew 11:28-30, “Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy
laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I
am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My
yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
A yoke is a heavy wooden harness that is put on the
shoulders of oxen attached to whatever they are going to pull, which many times
is very heavy, taking a lot of work and energy to get it where it has to go. What a relief it must be when the yoke is
removed and the burden is taken off the animals’ shoulders. Just like the animals, people can be weighed
down also with a yoke of burden which can come in various forms, such as; sins,
excessive demands from some religious leaders, oppression and persecution. Some people can even grow weary searching for
God plus there are other factors also. One
of the big factors could be stress and then there is fear and anxiousness. The answer to all these things is Jesus, who
alone can lift your yoke of bondage and set you free.
Read what He said in John 10:10, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy.
I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.”
The thief will always be there tempting us to wear the yoke
of bondage through all the things I mentioned earlier in this Tidbit, but Jesus
came to give us the abundant life. Instead
of ‘taking’ as the thief does, Jesus ‘gives’ from a heart of love and compassion.
His plan for us is to prosper us and not
harm us but to give us a hope and a future and also eternal life where we will
live with Him enjoying the abundant life forever and ever, where there will be
no more heavy burdens from the things I mentioned earlier, praise His name!! And the neat thing is, we don’t have to wait,
we can have it now.
He is so committed to His love for us that He was willing to
be crucified, die and be buried, which meant horrible pain and suffering and
even being separated from God the Father for us. Jesus came to die for the sins of the whole
world, something we will never comprehend with our finite minds. Think of this, Jesus was willing to do this,
for no one on earth had the power to kill Jesus, if Jesus didn’t allow it to be
done. Just like there was no hope for us
to be reconciled to God because of our sins. He loved us so much He spread out His arms and
died, so that we might live, this is the kind of God we serve.
So, if you want your burdens lifted, lay them at the feet of
Jesus and take up His yoke upon you and learn of Him and you will find rest
unto your souls, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Something to think about, and if you would
like to know Him personally, repent of your sins and ask Him to forgive you and
to cleanse you from all unrighteousness and be your Lord and savior!! The Word says to seek Him while He may be
found, so what are you waiting for? May
the good Lord bless you and yours and may you have a super day and don’t forget
to thank and praise the Lord!!
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