*#FlameFriday* *#BV(#BibleVerses)* 28 THEN JESUS SAID, COME TO ME, ALL OF YOU WHO ARE WEARY AND CARRY HEAVY BURDENS, AND I WILL GIVE YOU REST. 29 TAKE MY YOKE UPON YOU. LET ME TEACH YOU, BECAUSE I AM HUMBLE AND GENTLE AT HEART, AND YOU WILL FIND REST FOR YOUR SOULS. 30 FOR MY YOKE IS EASY TO BEAR, AND THE BURDEN I GIVE YOU IS LIGHT. +++MATTHEW 11:28-30 NLT *#BVBD(#BibleVersesBrokenDown)* -A YOKE IS A HEAVY WOODEN HARNESS THAT FITS OVER THE SHOULDERS OF AN OX OR OXEN. IT IS ATTACHED TO A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT THE OXEN ARE TO PULL. A PERSON MAY BE CARRYING HEAVY BURDENS OF (1) SIN, (2) EXCESSIVE DEMANDS OF RELIGIOUS LEADERS (23:4; ACTS 15:10), (3) OPPRESSION AND PERSECUTION, OR (4) WEARINESS IN THE SEARCH FOR GOD. -JESUS FREES PEOPLE FROM ALL THESE BURDENS. THE REST THAT JESUS PROMISES IS LOVE, HEALING, AND PEACE WITH GOD, NOT THE END OF ALL LABOR. A RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD CHANGES MEANINGLESS, WEARISOME TOIL INTO SPIRITUAL PRODUCTIVITY AND PURPOSE. -IN WHAT SENSE WAS JESUS YOKE EASY? THE YOKE EMPHASIZES THE CHALLENGES, WORK, AND DIFFICULTIES OF PARTNERING WITH CHRIST IN LIFE. RESPONSIBILITIES WEIGH US DOWN, EVEN THE EFFORT OF STAYING TRUE TO GOD. BUT JESUS YOKE REMAINS EASY COMPARED TO THE CRUSHING ALTERNATIVE. -JESUS DOESNT OFFER A LIFE OF LUXURIOUS EASE--THE YOKE IS STILL AN OXENS TOOL FOR WORKING HARD. BUT ITS A SHARED YOKE, WITH WEIGHT FALLING ON BIGGER SHOULDERS THAN YOURS. SOMEONE WITH MORE PULLING POWER IS UP FRONT HELPING. SUDDENLY YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN LIFES RESPONSIBILITIES WITH A GREAT PARTNER--AND NOW THAT FROWN CAN TURN INTO A SMILE, AND THAT GRIPE INTO A SONG. +++MATTHEW 11:28-30 #YES #AMEN #FACTS #HALLELUJAH #TTL #TGBTG Suzette Grimes Shon Grimes David Metzgar Ted Metzgar Shae Metzgar Susan Metzgar Brenda Grace Maira Carrillo Amparo Paniagua Jacobo Tanja Gamelin Lisa Bodden KB McKeithan La Porsha Duke Holy Renaissance Tia Shepherd Shaunna Lester Zhnae Welcome Sabrina Oshseri Kioni-Patricia Hemphill Asia Nelson Alexandria Williams Roni Walker Brittany McWright Walker Dannielle Warner Angelica Edwards Artist: FLAME Ft. NF Song: #StartOver Album: #RoyalFlush
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