A Yoke of Kindness

Matthew 11:29 - "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.

Farmers in ancient Israel used to train an inexperienced ox by yoking it to an experienced one with a wooden harness. The straps around the older animal were tightly drawn. He carried the load. But the yoke around the younger animal was loose. He walked alongside the more mature ox, but his burden was light.

For me, in this verse Jesus is saying " I walk alongside you. We are yoked together, but I pull the weight and carry the burden". Can you imagine having someone in your life, saying to you don't worry about this or that, I am going to carry the burden for you.

WOW ! It's humbling, when I see or feel the cross being carried on the shoulders / heart of Jesus. The price he paid for me humbles me tremendously and makes me want to shout of the Good News from the roof top of a building.

I wonder how many burdens is Jesus carrying for you and me, that right now we know nothing about ? We're aware of some. He carries our sin, he carries our shame, he carries our eternal debt. But are there others ? Has he lifted fears before we have felt them? Has he carried our confusion so we wouldn't have to? Those times when we have been surprised by our own sense of peace?

Could it be that Jesus has lifted our anxiety onto his shoulders and placed a yoke of kindness on ours ???

To me this is a love worth sharing. Peace !