Joseph Prince's devotional (Grace Inspirations) for today has a powerful message for our encouragement!
LIFE WITH GOD IS EASY AND LIGHT
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Matthew 11:28 Come to Me, all you who
labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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It always warms my heart to know that
Jesus sees the cares we carry in our hearts. He knows the worries you have for
your family and for the future. He feels the heaviness in your heart as you
struggle with the sickness in your body. He says to you, “Come to Me, all you
who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”
Jesus wants to give you rest. And He
says that the way you receive rest is to be yoked with Him, for His yoke is
easy and His burden is light. (Matthew 11:29–30)
What does it mean to be yoked with
Jesus? Imagine a pair of oxen yoked together. The younger ox sees what the lead
ox does and follows. If the lead ox turns left, the younger ox turns left. If
the lead ox stops, the younger ox stops. When the lead ox starts moving again,
the younger ox follows. Likewise, Jesus wants us to follow His leading and flow
with Him.
It is not hard to flow with Jesus
because He will not lay anything heavy on you—“For My yoke is easy and
My burden is light.” (Matthew 11:30) When you are yoked with Him and
you flow with Him, you will find that there is nothing heavy-hearted,
ill-fitting or burdensome from the Lord. When you flow with the Lord, you will
find that things fall into place. You will not be weighed down, anxious or
distressed.
You might say, “But Pastor Prince,
God has given me this heavy burden. It is weighing heavily on my heart!”
My friend, if the burden is heavy, it
is not from God because Jesus said that His burden is light. The
devil has probably given you the burden to crush you!
“Oh, Pastor Prince, you are making
light of how serious my burden is.”
No, I am not. Jesus did say that His
burden is light and His yoke easy. So a life yoked
with Him is anxiety- and worry-free.
Beloved, follow His leading and flow
with Him, and you will find rest for your soul!
Thought For The Day
The way you receive rest is to be
yoked with Jesus, for His yoke is easy and His burden is light.
I absolutely LOVE this exhortation:
My friend, if the burden is heavy, it is not from God because Jesus said that His burden is light. The devil has probably given you the burden to crush you!
So many believers, who began in simple faith, have gotten themselves all caught up, again, in trying to do 'things' to please God and to try to get FAVOR! Godly FAVOR is for every born again believer BECAUSE we are no longer strangers, but we are members of the FAMILY of GOD! We HAVE favor! ALL the favor we will ever need! AMEN! Here is Hillsong with "All The Power You Need":
Shalom in Him!
