“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.”
Matthew 11:28-29
There are different kinds of fatigue. There is the fatigue you feel after a hard day’s work, or the fatigue brought on by chronic pain. Perhaps for you anxiety and worry lead to fatigue or maybe the stress of a bad relationship. In some countries fatigue comes to those who are oppressed by those in power. The burdens of slavery, sin and religious rule keeping are serious sources of fatigue. Without balance any or all of these can lead to soul fatigue and that can lead to hopelessness.
Back in the days of old, before tractors and cars, animals were used to work the land and to pull carts and wagons for transportation. A single animal with a well made and fitted yoke might be able to do a day’s work. Two animals both with well made and fitted yokes would be able to do twice as much work with less chance of injury or fatigue. A well matched yoke of oxen for example would make the task lighter for each animal.
In our world, we are sometimes forced into all sorts of yokes and sometimes we make the choice to put on more than one yoke. The thing is - we really should only wear one and we need to be yoked with the right yokemate. We need to be yoked to the proper purpose so we can use the gifts we have been given.
Jesus wants to take off all the unnecessary yokes we have chosen or allowed the world to put on us and fit us with one custom made for us and then He wants to be our yokemate - making the load we each carry lighter because of His power and care. This doesn’t mean that life will be all rose gardens and fun - Jesus did tell us we have to take up our cross daily. But He is there to help balance our lives and our loads so our souls will not become weary and hopeless.
Today - no matter what you are facing, go to Jesus he will take all those ill fitting yokes from your life, smooth the healing balm of His love on the places that have been rubbed raw and fit you with a new custom made one that will connect you to Him and allow you to do amazing things with and for Him and your soul will find rest at the end of each day.
A Prayer
Father, help us to surrender the burdens that we carry that we shouldn’t be. Help us to accept the balanced, custom fitted purpose you have for us. Thank you that as we journey toward home - Jesus is with us making the load lighter than it would be otherwise. Thank you that in Your Son our weary souls find rest and healing. In the name of Jesus, Amen
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