A New Approach to Obedience (2) ...God is working in you giving you the desire to obey Him and the power to do what pleases Him. Philippians 2:13 NLT Jesus said, My yoke fits perfectly, and the burden I give you is light. (Matthew 11:30 NLT) Lots of those who heard these words were farmers who used oxen to plough their fields. They understood what Jesus was saying because the yoke was one of their most important bits of equipment. It was a wooden attachment that fitted between two oxen so that their full pulling power could be released. They wouldnt dream of putting an ill-fitting yoke on their oxen that caused them to chafe, or pull the plough in a wonky line. Now, when you hear Jesus using these kinds of illustrations you mustnt go too far in examining them - Jesus doesnt think his followers are cows (sheep perhaps but not cows, lol) and dont take the pulling power phrase literally! This illustration is about Jesus offering people rest for their souls (Matthew 11:29) from the heavy burden of the way they were living their lives without Him. So why do so many of us not feel an instant desire to get out there and get on with Jesus? Quite simply because weve spent so long trying to make it on our own and not being the person we were made to be. Were also not doing the things we were made to do and so the yoke Jesus gives us feels totally weird at first. The only way to make it feel less weird is just to just accept Gods grace and get in the groove! In no time youll be asking yourself, Why didnt I get started sooner? Obedience isnt hard work, its what you were made for! Have you come to Jesus yet? Is He Lord of your life? If not, its time to look at word4u2day.au/Christianity. SoulFood: 2 Cor 9:1-11:15, Lk 1:1-10, Ps 144:9-15, Prov 16:4-7 Sourced from: word4U2day
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:38:07 +0000
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