Take My Yoke Upon You

Hi! and happy mid-week to all of us; and, it's just 16 days to go before Christmas, GUYS.  For our "food for the soul" this Wednesday:

THE GOOD NEWS (09 December 2015)

"Come to ME, all you who work hard and who carry heavy burdens and I will refresh you.  Take MY yoke upon you and learn from ME for I AM gentle and humble of heart; and you will find rest.  For MY yoke is good and MY burden is light." - Matthew 11:28-30 

 

(Come to ME:  I will not relieve you of your load but by placing MY yoke on you, I give you the means of carrying the load.

JESUS plays with the two words yoke and load, for the Jews used to call "load" the divine teachings imparted to pupils, and "yoke" the balancing of the teacher's sentences, which should be learned by heart.  

JESUS, the patient and humble teacher, enables us to see the mercy of GOD in our lives and in our own cross.  HE shows us the love of GOD even in the requirements of the Law. Only GOD is Good, and good is the authority of CHRIST.)