Find rest for your soul only in Jesus
From the sermon Rest for your souls, Matthew 11:28-30.
Yoke is not a word we generally associate with gentleness or being light and easy. Instead, a yoke is a wooden bar put over the heads and necks of animals that enable them to pull heavy loads. It both connects the animal to the burden and allows the master to control the animal.
The yoke of sin connects you to an ever-growing weight of shame and guilt. It never gets lighter; it never grows smaller; it only grows heavier. The yoke of sin also makes you submissive to the control of sin, and the father of lies, Satan, who only desires your harm and destruction.
The yoke of Christ connects you to the righteousness of Jesus that lifts you up for the glory of God. The more it grows, the better it is. The more it grows, the more joy it produces. The yoke of Christ connects and makes you submissive to Jesus, who loves you, is working to provide well for you, and is preparing the glory of heaven for you.
The invitation is to exchange the yoke of sin for the yoke of Christ. One condemns and destroys the other redeems and gives life.
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