[The Glory Unveiled]
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. [ Matthew 11:29 NKJV ]
The Father’s goal is that all His children will look like Jesus. To become like Him, Jesus calls us to take His yoke upon ourselves. Implicit in His invitation is this truth: if we are to resemble Him, we must first share His yoke and learn from Him. In other words, we can only truly learn from Him as we bear His yoke. It is through learning from Him that we become like Him, and that learning takes place in the context of sharing His yoke. Jesus then reveals the posture of His heart that brings rest to our souls: He is gentle and lowly in heart. This also reveals that it takes gentleness, humility, and surrender to submit to His yoke—a submission that results in learning from Him and finding rest for our souls. So, where do we begin? We begin by taking up His yoke with an attitude of humility and surrender to Jesus. We begin by believing in and embracing His suffering for us, adopting the mindset that what is true of Him has become true of us. From that place, we learn His ways by doing what He does and walking as He walked. The result of such a life is rest for the soul. The very rest many desperately search in the wrong places.
Prayer_Bead: Father, thank you for the grace to bear the yoke of Jesus and learn from Him daily.
Wisdom_Quote: The believer’s transformation happens by association with Jesus.
Salvation_Prayer: Lord Jesus, I accept your yoke today. And I surrender to learn from you.
#GNews: Unveiling the glory of God.