Matthew 11:28-30. These are verses that I pray for myself and for a number of others as well. I love the passage. “Come to Me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and my burden is light.”
I love that Jesus describes Himself as “gentle and humble in heart”. It is the only place I know of where He describes His nature, His character. There are lots of places where He speaks of His titles, His position, etc. I can hang with a person that is gentle and humble in heart. Very encouraging.
When He says, “take My yoke upon you and learn from Me” He is inviting us into a specific relationship. It is a relationship where we are willing to do what He wants us to do, participate with Him in His work, keep our focus on Him. He is inviting us to walk with Him in life day by day.
We are invited into a daily relationship with Jesus that results in an easy yoke and a light burden.
It is possible to be mighty in the scriptures and barren in one’s relationship with Jesus. The Pharisees lived it. It is possible to labor mightily in the ministry and miss the leading and work of the Holy Spirit. Matthew 7 speaks of a group that will consider themselves “qualified” based on their performance alone.
“Fixing our eyes on Jesus”, “seeking first His kingdom, His righteousness”, responding in love to the incredible invitation to walk with Him, to fellowship with Him, to learn from Him. May the Lord so grant!
Your brother,
David
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