HIS YOKE

HIS YOKE
Matt. 11:29

The yoke of self sufficiency, self righteousness, and self worth always reveals a man’s spiritual bondage. This yoke is prominently exposed when a man futilely attempts to establish his own righteousness before God. Men attempt to convince both themselves and others of the freedom of heart, but there is no true peace or freedom. There is nothing more than religious activity, and that is born out of slavish obligation to the Law of God. Their righteousness is nothing more than a burden hopelessly strapped to their souls. Attempting to “live a Christian life” without Christ in the heart is a yoke that one can bear.

Christ, by His Spirit, speaks to His elect with these blessed words of comfort: “You that are laboring and are heavy laden …”(with the burden of sin …the guilt and power of it). “Take my yoke upon you …” God’s sheep are delivered from the bondage of their former state, and are bound to Christ by His grace and power. Being yoked to Him, they are most free …not free to sin without conscience, but free to love, free to come to Christ, free to obey, and free to serve Him with gladness of heart. Those that have been made sensitive to the awfulness of the yoke of soul-damning sin and bondage without Christ gladly embrace His yoke, for here they truly find rest for their soul. Marvin Stalnaker.

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