Come to Me, all of you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. All of you, take up My yoke and learn from Me, because I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for yourselves. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30
I find great comfort from this passage. This is a calming passage if you let it calm your weary soul. He has fought the fight for your soul and He alone has won the victory over death. Then why do I still at times feel as if the yoke of Christ is not easy and the burden is heavy? I know that I can't make God love me more. How could He love me more? The Father sent the Son to die for me while I was a sinful enemy of God. How much more now that I am a child of His!? His yoke IS easy and His burden IS light. It is when I once again pick up the yoke of self-righteousness I feel the heavy load of my past sins. God has cast them into the abyss. The penalty of my sins has been removed from me as far as the east is from the west. My sin is removed and in its place is the righteousness of Christ.
Now I am to produce good fruit. Not to earn a place at the table of the Father, but to take my place in my Father's fields.
Praise be to God who is Mighty to Save!!
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ReplyDeleteI love the fact that His burden is light and yoke is easy. (His burden is 'light' He is the 'light'.. . . .Ha!) This is the only way to walk the Christian walk, to walk in trust and faith, He has it all in control and He will make things come to pass. While we do encounter some resistance, I firmly believe if you have to strive with everything you have to achieve anything in this life as a Christian, you are not walking in the power of the Spirit but the 'power' of the flesh.
ReplyDeleteYou guys have both hit a lot of good stuff. I'll say that verses 34-37 are what got to me today. "...For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart." (v. 34) "The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil." (v. 35) I know recently at bible study at the BSU we talked about what words were coming out of our mouths. I hope that my actions and words bring about good treasure for the kingdom!
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