Lent - Day 4

Lent

Day 4

Matthew 10-12

One thing that I have constantly struggled with was the term in the bible "my yoke".  I never stopped to follow through with what this truly meant.  I have heard friends speak of it and still I never truly grasped it 100%.  So today I googled it!

What makes Jesus’ yoke easy and His burden light is that in Jesus’ own active obedience (i.e., His perfect fulfillment of the Law of God), He carried the burden that we were meant to carry. His perfect obedience is applied (imputed) to us through faith, just as His righteousness was exchanged for our sin at the cross (2 Corinthians 5:21). Our obedience to Jesus then becomes our “spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1). Furthermore, we are indwelt by the Holy Spirit who works in our lives to mold us into the image of Christ, thereby making the yoke of Jesus easy and His burden light. The life lived by faith is a much lighter yoke and a much easier burden to carry than the heavy and burdensome yoke of self-righteousness under which some continually strive to make themselves acceptable to God through works. 

click here to read more: https://www.gotquestions.org/yoke-easy-burden-light.html

He carries the burdens that we were meant to carry!  Today allow Jesus to take your burdens and allow Him to teach you to be humble and gentle at heart, then will you feel Jesus' rest and the yoke that is easy to bear!  Allow Jesus to take your shame and guilt and allow him to carry them, we were never meant to carry them!! 

"Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you.  Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your soul.  For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."

Matthew 11:28-30