My Yoke is Easy, My Burden is Light
#297 My Yoke is Easy, My Burden is Light Matthew 11.30
In facing some dilemmas of conscience and the possible consequences of these decisions I was very troubled.
“O then to the Rock let me fly.” We soar on the wings of His perspective, which brings us to “the Rock that is Higher than I,” the higher ground of the mind of Christ. See Psalm 61:2 an the hymn “The Rock that is Higher Than I.”
“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my load is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NASB
First he invites us to come to him, to spiritually and emotionally enter his presence with our weariness and sense of being over-burdened (Strong’s #5412). This requires a change of mindset. Instead of being driven by our fatigue from hard work and a burden that seems too heavy, we make the choice to COME, to draw close to Jesus. We bring our fatigue and our burden to him with the intent to experience his truth and therefore his rest.
To take his yoke upon us is to bear the weight in partnership with Jesus.
His yoke is the way he bears the burden of ‘work’ and ‘service’. Jesus mindset for bearing burdens results in making it easy or beneficial (Strong’s #5543; Vines: fit for use, able to be used, hence good, virtuous, mild, pleasant in contrast to what is hard, harsh sharp bitter. Vines) His mindset for bearing burdens makes the burden light, (#1545: light in weight, easy to bear.) He bore all the burden and weight of his ministry, even unto the death of the cross, in love. At his baptism he described the mindset reflected in his yoke: “I delight to do Thy will O My God. Thy law is written within my heart.” Psalm 40:6-9; Hebrews 10:5-7; He bore being the sin bearer with love. He delighted in the purpose of God and the outcome of forgiveness and blessing.
We can learn from his meekness: (Strong’s #4235; Vines: gentle, mild, meek; corresponding to the definition of a related word. “It is that temper of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting.”)
In this spirit we can accept the outcome of every experience as Good.
We can learn from his lowliness of heart: (Strong’s #5011; Vines: low lying, always in a good sense.) Jesus had the strength of character to never exalt himself against God, but always to seek and to trust in the Father’s will and providence in every experience. John 4:34
In this spirit God is always The Most High in our hearts and in our lives.
When we make the choice to draw close to Jesus, and surrender the weight of every challenge to his partnership and spirit of love, his rest is ours:
God is The Most High in our hearts and in our lives and the outcome of every experience is Good.
In facing some dilemmas of conscience and the possible consequences of these decisions I was very troubled.
“O then to the Rock let me fly.” We soar on the wings of His perspective, which brings us to “the Rock that is Higher than I,” the higher ground of the mind of Christ. See Psalm 61:2 an the hymn “The Rock that is Higher Than I.”
“Come to me, all who are weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart; and you shall find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my load is light.” Matthew 11:28-30 NASB
First he invites us to come to him, to spiritually and emotionally enter his presence with our weariness and sense of being over-burdened (Strong’s #5412). This requires a change of mindset. Instead of being driven by our fatigue from hard work and a burden that seems too heavy, we make the choice to COME, to draw close to Jesus. We bring our fatigue and our burden to him with the intent to experience his truth and therefore his rest.
To take his yoke upon us is to bear the weight in partnership with Jesus.
His yoke is the way he bears the burden of ‘work’ and ‘service’. Jesus mindset for bearing burdens results in making it easy or beneficial (Strong’s #5543; Vines: fit for use, able to be used, hence good, virtuous, mild, pleasant in contrast to what is hard, harsh sharp bitter. Vines) His mindset for bearing burdens makes the burden light, (#1545: light in weight, easy to bear.) He bore all the burden and weight of his ministry, even unto the death of the cross, in love. At his baptism he described the mindset reflected in his yoke: “I delight to do Thy will O My God. Thy law is written within my heart.” Psalm 40:6-9; Hebrews 10:5-7; He bore being the sin bearer with love. He delighted in the purpose of God and the outcome of forgiveness and blessing.
We can learn from his meekness: (Strong’s #4235; Vines: gentle, mild, meek; corresponding to the definition of a related word. “It is that temper of spirit in which we accept His dealings with us as good, and therefore without disputing or resisting.”)
In this spirit we can accept the outcome of every experience as Good.
We can learn from his lowliness of heart: (Strong’s #5011; Vines: low lying, always in a good sense.) Jesus had the strength of character to never exalt himself against God, but always to seek and to trust in the Father’s will and providence in every experience. John 4:34
In this spirit God is always The Most High in our hearts and in our lives.
When we make the choice to draw close to Jesus, and surrender the weight of every challenge to his partnership and spirit of love, his rest is ours:
God is The Most High in our hearts and in our lives and the outcome of every experience is Good.
