Jesus is talking about a yoke here in these verses. A yoke is used to tie two things together to pull a burden. By definition a yoke is a wooden crosspiece that is fastened over the necks of two animals and attached to the plow or cart that they are to pull. Each of us have a weight to pull in life. The circumstances we face and the things we go through help to make us the burden that we have to carry. When Jesus says, "MY yoke is easy, and my burden light", he is saying that he is willing to come along side of you and to be yoked with you. That you carry his burdens and he also helps carry your burdens. Jesus said if you love me you will obey my commands, and also that we must do the will of the Father. But his yoke is easy and his burdens light. When we yoke ourselves to Jesus we are required to do the will of the Father, but, He also himself bares our burdens. He will carry us through.
The enemy on the other hand is not willing to be yoked to you at all. He does not wish to help you carry anything. On the contrary. The enemy will weigh you down. The pressures of making ends meet and taking care of responsibilities and relationships is a weight we all must carry. The enemy comes along and throws some gossip on top of it all. Some confusion on top, some stress on top, panic and fear on top of it all. The enemy comes and weighs us down further and further until we don't even have the strength left to do the things we need to get done.
The enemy will deceive you into thinking that you don't have time to be yoked to Jesus. That his will is cumbersome and hard. That you don't have time to do the Father's will. Yet, being yoked to Jesus will actually lift your burdens, lessen your stress and heal your wounds. If you are not yoked to the Will of the Father than you are subject to the weight of the enemy that drags us through the mud and back again.
Jesus said, "Come to me and I will give you rest." How do we accomplish this? By taking his yoke upon us. In you mind see two oxen yoked together. They are harnessed. They are not free to wander here there and yonder, but they are pulling together to do a purpose. What purpose is that? They are pulling together to accomplish the will of the one hold the reigns. When you yoke yourself to Jesus, you are pulling together with Him to do the will of the Father, and Jesus said in doing so you will find rest. There is no drama in Jesus. He is gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your soul. So many people cannot find rest when they lay down at night. It is almost like as soon as they lay down it all starts up and won't shut down. That is the enemy trying to put his weight upon your life to kill, steal and destroy. When you lay down begin praying and asking Jesus to put his yoke upon you. To surrender your life to his will, to do what he ask, to live as he ask, to be what he ask you to be. Ask him to put his yoke upon you, to learn from him, so that you can find peace and rest.
The enemy on the other hand is not willing to be yoked to you at all. He does not wish to help you carry anything. On the contrary. The enemy will weigh you down. The pressures of making ends meet and taking care of responsibilities and relationships is a weight we all must carry. The enemy comes along and throws some gossip on top of it all. Some confusion on top, some stress on top, panic and fear on top of it all. The enemy comes and weighs us down further and further until we don't even have the strength left to do the things we need to get done.
The enemy will deceive you into thinking that you don't have time to be yoked to Jesus. That his will is cumbersome and hard. That you don't have time to do the Father's will. Yet, being yoked to Jesus will actually lift your burdens, lessen your stress and heal your wounds. If you are not yoked to the Will of the Father than you are subject to the weight of the enemy that drags us through the mud and back again.
Jesus said, "Come to me and I will give you rest." How do we accomplish this? By taking his yoke upon us. In you mind see two oxen yoked together. They are harnessed. They are not free to wander here there and yonder, but they are pulling together to do a purpose. What purpose is that? They are pulling together to accomplish the will of the one hold the reigns. When you yoke yourself to Jesus, you are pulling together with Him to do the will of the Father, and Jesus said in doing so you will find rest. There is no drama in Jesus. He is gentle and humble in heart and you will find rest for your soul. So many people cannot find rest when they lay down at night. It is almost like as soon as they lay down it all starts up and won't shut down. That is the enemy trying to put his weight upon your life to kill, steal and destroy. When you lay down begin praying and asking Jesus to put his yoke upon you. To surrender your life to his will, to do what he ask, to live as he ask, to be what he ask you to be. Ask him to put his yoke upon you, to learn from him, so that you can find peace and rest.
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