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Jesus's YOKE

Matthew 11:29&30
"29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light."

Jesus's YOKE.
YOKE is a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as OXEN) are joined at the heads or necks for working together on the farm. YOKED oxen can be used to pull out tree trunks, move boulders, pull logs, to plow fields, or pull a loaded cart. The yoke is often used in the Bible to express the symbolism of having two that are similar in capacity so that they can both work together. 

But; "My yoke is easy, and My burden is light." Jesus is offering TRUE rest. All of you that are sorrowful and burdened with more than you can handle. People make laws and rules we have to follow. And we ourselves are driven and motivated to do something. We might be ambitious, addicted, workaholic, or some other way of making your own mini- empire. We YOKE ourselves to the things of this world. Jesus wants you to take that YOKE off and put His YOKE on. 

"for I am meek and lowly in heart:" Our Lord and Savior has infinite sympathy for people of all classes and conditions. He is True God and still of the people, He will listen to your sorrows and tribulations. He was tortured and died on the cross for you. He wants to help you. You need only open your heart and mind to His preaching and teaching. 

"and ye shall find rest unto your souls." Is a direct quotation from Jeremiah 6:16. Jesus's teaching is the NEW WAY. The path of idolatry and the abandonment of FAITH and religion is TOO well traveled. It's the OLD WAY. It's the way to become YOKED to the ways of the world. To become a slave to sin and follow the path to destruction. You don't want to do that! 

The good parts of these daily devotionals are inspired by the sermon at Holy Ghost Lutheran Church in Fredericksburg Texas. You can watch it by following this link... https://youtu.be/2hO5T3LA0hY
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