Jesus and His Yoke
Author: Rev. Esther Holmes
May 10, 2018
Think about it! Matt 11:28-30 About spiritual
disciplines that are available to us to enter into your gracious, accepting
presence and receive from you all that you promise. How you, Lord,
nurture our souls.
Harness energy – yoke connects two
together for purpose. You need to know your divine purpose. Young
mules are yoked with older mules in order to train them for working
purpose. Breaks them in to harness abilities. The younger may try
to break away but the older pulls him back in and along side. Younger may
lag behind or push ahead the older makes him get in step at steady pace.
Take My Yoke, Jesus said.
Connect with Me – for learning and training purpose. Imitate Me in all
that you do. WWJD?
I will be next to you, the stronger
reasoned – one who will impart to you all that I am. God with us.
Eighteen inches separate head and
heart but if one doesn’t experience the love of God it’s like being a million
miles away. We can’t be loved without being changed. When yoked
with the God who is love. When we experience God’s love we grow lovely.
When God began to reveal His Son to
me, whom I am yoked to, I began to see that I believed terrible errors about
myself. I thought my self worth was dependent upon what I had and how I
looked and how I measured up compared to others. I once thought God’s
message to me was “you don’t measure up so shape up or else”.
Truth was – Jesus wanted me just the
way I was – He wanted me to open my heart and except His love. That love
covers a multitude of sin. That love causes me to desire Him more.
The Yoke speaks of the Promised –
imparted presence of God. He wants to show us our purpose. We are
called into a salvation that includes visitations. Heb 13:5 Never
will I leave you or will I forsake you.
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