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"Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me . . ." —
Matthew 11:29
Whom the Lord loves He chastens . . .” ( Hebrews 12:6 ). How petty our
complaining is! Our Lord begins to bring us to the point where we can have
fellowship with Him, only to hear us moan and groan, saying, “Oh Lord, just let
me be like other people!” Jesus is asking us to get beside Him and take one end
of the yoke, so that we can pull together. That’s why Jesus says to us, “My yoke
is easy and My burden is light” ( Matthew 11:30 ). Are you closely identified
with the Lord Jesus like that? If so, you will thank God when you feel the
pressure of His hand upon you.
“. . . to those who have no might He increases strength” (Isaiah 40:29 ). God
comes and takes us out of our emotionalism, and then our complaining turns into
a hymn of praise. The only way to know the strength of God is to take the yoke
of Jesus upon us and to learn from Him.
“. . . the joy of the Lord is your strength” ( Nehemiah 8:10 ). Where do the
saints get their joy? If we did not know some Christians well, we might think
from just observing them that they have no burdens at all to bear. But we must
lift the veil from our eyes. The fact that the peace, light, and joy of God is
in them is proof that a burden is there as well. The burden that God places on
us squeezes the grapes in our lives and produces the wine, but most of us see
only the wine and not the burden. No power on earth or in hell can conquer the
Spirit of God living within the human spirit; it creates an inner invincibility.
If your life is producing only a whine, instead of the wine, then ruthlessly
kick it out. It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God’s
strength.
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