Matt 11: 29
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.
Jesus is speaking to the crowd of common people who are
familiar with the everyday life of farmers. He made an invitation for them to
shake his yoke. This here is a picture of a yoke being shared by two oxen
pulling the plough, the purpose of which was to plough the fields. This means that
the oxen were labouring in the fields.
The lesson here is that there are two oxen, one is a mature
and strong oxen and the other a younger and weaker oxen. The older oxen is
teaching the younger the skills needed for the work and the older oxen is
stronger and therefore takes most of the weight.
Jesus is making an allegory of us sharing the task of the
work in the kingdom and that He is by our side and is willing to work alongside
us. When we do that, Jesus does most of the work and our task will be easy and
light.
We acknowledge that by ourselves, we can do very little but
when we have the benefit of working alongside Jesus and the Holy Spirit then we
become the passenger and they become the driver. The Holy Spirit will lead and
see us through whatever difficulties we may encounter and He will make the way
straight before us.
In Roms 8: 26 Likewise
the Spirit also helps in our infirmities; foe we know not what we should pray
for as we ought; but the Spirit itself maketh intercession for us with groaning
which cannot be uttered. This speaks of the difficult times when we are
weighted down and do not know what we can do, but the Holy Spirit will help
intercede for us with groans and words that are in spiritual languages.
This is a clear example of what God continues to do for us,
He knows our weaknesses and He never abandon us but He will support and care
for us all the time.
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