“For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” – Matthew 11:30, WEBBE
Nowhere was it said that we’d have no burden. But our Lord Himself promised that that burden is light. How can it be light? It is light because it will not be made heavy by sin. And it is sin that brings us unnecessary burdens and sufferings.
His yoke is easy for it is the yoke of peace.
His burden is light for it is the burden of patience.
We are not being asked to carry the burden of anger, of envy or of greed. We are not being asked to carry the burden of anxiety.
With His burden, we find healing. With His burden, we find Someone who will never forsake us or let us down.
“I have read in Plato and Cicero sayings that are wise and very beautiful; but I have never read in either of them: Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden.”? Saint Augustine
The thing about hope is that it’s a positive force that shines the most when it’s dark. When everything’s going well, we hardly notice it’s there. But when things go against us, when our dreams fade and when we see no immediate reprieve from our troubles, that’s when hope does its best work for us.
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