let Me teach you... Part 6

Matthew 11:28-30
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, 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 will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light"

Why should we learn from Jesus?
3. "For my yoke is easy and my burden is light"

What is a yoke? As a noun, it is a device used for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. As a verb, it means to join, couple, link, or unite. Verb or noun, yoke signifies linkage, and in the bible, a desire for Jesus to be united with us as one and hence this offer to all who believe: "For my yoke is easy".

Indeed, the very heart of God is for every single one of us to return back to Him and this is the very reason why Christianity is so different from other religions. In Jesus, we have a way to God. In religions of the world, one has to do good deeds, work his way towards his gods, toil for his life, and even then, the question: "Am I good enough to make it?" remains unanswered.

You see, God in His complexity has made things easy for us - just believe with all your heart, and confess with your mouth that Jesus is your savior and you will be saved. It's that simple. No strings attached. No hidden terms and conditions. And in this case, He has made it so easy to come before Him so that we can have rest, so that we can learn and grow in Him. There is absolutely no hidden clause at all.

"...and my burden is light" just gives us another reason to come to God. We are all burdened by all areas of our lives and Jesus carried all that burdens and nail all of them to the Cross. Jesus held on to the weight of this world so that we can be free, so that when we come to Him feeling heavy, we will walk away WITH Him feeling light.

Dear all, God's heart is not for us to carry unnecessary stress and loads in our lives, but to live out His plans for our lives. It is definitely not His will for us to be burdened and tired, but for us to be free and living every second of our lives being amazed by what He has done. His invitation is for you to come and be connected with Him so that you will begin to see things in His perspective, so that learning and growth will take place, so that you and I will become more and more like Jesus each day.

So why not come and accept this invitation from Jesus today???