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His Yoke Is Easy and His Burden Light
This chapter is based on Matthew 11:28-30.
“Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will
give you rest.” The Savior left none to feel shut out from His care and
love. He looked on the distressed and heartburdened, those whose
hopes were crushed and who were trying to satisfy the longing of
the soul with earthly joys, and He invited all to find rest in Him.
Tenderly He told the toiling people, “Take My yoke upon you
and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will
find rest for your souls.”
In these words, Christ is speaking to every human being.
Whether they know it or not, all are weighed down with burdens that
only Christ can remove. The heaviest burden is the burden of sin. If
we were left to bear this, it would crush us. But the Sinless One has
taken our place. “The Lord has laid on Him the iniquity of us all.”
Isaiah 53:6
. He has carried the burden of our guilt. The burden of
care and sorrow He will also bear.
The Elder Brother of the human race is by the eternal throne. He
knows by experience the weaknesses of humanity, our wants, and
the strength of our temptations, for He was in all points tempted like
we are, yet without sin. Are you tempted? He will deliver. Are you
weak? He will strengthen. Are you ignorant? He will enlighten.
Are you wounded? He will heal. “He heals the broken-hearted and
binds up their wounds.”
Psalm 147:3
.
Whatever your anxieties and trials, present your case before the
Lord. Your spirit will be braced for endurance. He will open the way
for you to disentangle yourself from embarrassment and difficulty.
The heavier your burdens, the more blessed the rest you will find in
placing them on the Burden Bearer.
The rest that Christ offers depends on conditions, but the Bible
plainly tells us what they are. Anyone can fulfill them.
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