🔑 KEY VERSE:

"For my yoke is easy and my burden is light(Matthew 11:30).

TODAY'S TEXT Matthew 11:28-30

MESSAGE

A yoke is a single piece of wood that joins two oxen together. It keeps them at the same pace and in the same position. Jesus also said, "Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and i will give you rest." A yoke was made of wood, hand carved to fit the neck and shoulder of the animal to prevent pain or discomfort.

Yoked oxen are not at liberty to do what they want but what the owner desires. Trust me the yoke to you is a burden placed on it. But the one who placed the yoke on the oxen knows that the yoke is not a burden on the oxen but a fitting to prevent pain or discomfort whole performing task. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me"(vv.28-29).

From our text today, we can deduce that christianity is not a freelance life and Christians are not free lancers. Our Christian "profession" or "calling" must be approached with a regimental mentality just like the military men will do. What looks difficult to others is our normal lifestyle, because we are yoked. Paul said in 1 Corinthians 1:18 "the preaching of the gospel is foolishness unto those that are perishing but to us that believe it the power of God unto salvation".

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The yoke is placed on us as a sign of submission to the will of our Owner. We are to join with Gods plan for our lives and let His yoke guide us. This means that if He turns, we turn; if He stops, we stop; if He says move we move. This is the way we hit the mark.

🎚 CONTROLLING THOUGHTS

We are to join with God's plan for our lives and let His yoke guide us.

🙏🏿 PRAYER

Father, place your yoke upon me so that i may learn from you, in the name of Jesus. Amen.

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