Take His Yoke and Learn from Him

Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 11:29

A yoke is a wooden beam used between a pair of oxen or other animals to enable them to pull together on a load when working in pairs or individually. Jesus extends an invitation to His audience to accept His yoke upon themselves. This signifies allowing Jesus to place His own yoke on us, similar to how a farmer would do so with his livestock. It means giving Jesus control and letting Him direct our efforts. To take Christ’s yoke upon us is to obey God's word and to submit our lives to Him. Accepting His yoke does not involve clinging to burdens such as unforgiveness, bitterness, and shame. Rather, accepting His yoke frees us from these burdens when we humble ourselves in His presence.

Jesus is gentle and humble in heart, and we should follow His example. He devoted his life to obeying the Father. Similarly, when we accept His guidance and learn to rely on Him constantly, we too shall find rest for our souls, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light

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What burden are you carrying?

Are you feeling weighed down by a heavy burden that is making you tired and worn out?

Jesus understands the difficulties and struggles we face, like stress and exhaustion from our responsibilities, including financial ones. He advises us to give these burdens to Him and to accept His 'yoke,' so we can follow His direction and plan for our lives.

How do you hand over your burdens to Jesus? You can start by spending some devotional time with Him.

Matthew 11:28

Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Matthew 11:30

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.”