HIS YOKE OF LOVE

“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

Matthew 11:28-30 KJV

One of the definitions I found in Webster’s Dictionary for yoke is “something that causes people to be treated cruelly and unfairly especially by taking away their freedom”.  That is exactly the yoke that satan has on us until we go to Jesus and allow Him to put His yoke of love on us.

There are times when we cause our own problems because we don’t always go to Him and allow Him to help us.  We need to remember that without Jesus we can’t do anything (John 15:5).  We have a tender loving Saviour Who loves us so much He died for our sins.  O how Jesus loves you!

Jesus wants us to live a happy and abundant life (John 10:10).  Have you allowed Jesus to put His yoke of love on you?  We don’t have to live under the tyranny of satan any longer.  When Jesus died on the cross and shed His blood for our sins, He broke the power that satan has over us.

We know how much Jesus loves us because He proved to us how much He loves us when He died on the cross for us.  Does He know we love Him?  What are we doing to prove to Him that we love Him?  Jesus has feelings too and He wants us to tell Him that we love Him just as we want Him to tell us He loves us.

I love Jesus with all of my heart.  I long for the day when Jesus comes back for us and I will have the privilege of seeing Him face to face.  What a happy and joyful day that is going to be! 

Joanne Lowe

January 13, 2016