Are you weary, tired, exhausted, burdened, or grieving?

Jesus said if we have a heavy burden that he will give us rest.

Come unto me, all ye that labor 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

What is the secret to rest? YOKING ourselves to Him.

Yoking ourselves to Him means to bind to Him. To be a COUPLE with HIM.

A yoke is any two things together and the balance it shares.

We can be yoked to people, places, things, jobs, evil, wickedness, malice, naughtiness OR we can be yoked to Jesus, goodness, uprightness, and righteousness.

See a yoke provides a balance, and if we are yoked with the things of this world or darkness, it will always be heavy.

How do we yoke with Him in order to have this rest?

We need to LEARN ABOUT HIM, that he is humble, soft, and tender, able to understand our emotions and thoughts. We need to KNOW Him. We need to READ His WORD and TALK to Him.

Yoking with Him is easy because he understands what we are going through.

Yoking with Him will be profitable for us, meaning it will give back meaning to our life. Jesus isn’t a TAKER.

When will we know that our burden is light and that we are yoked with Jesus? When our conscience no longer oppresses our soul. When we know “IT IS WELL WITH MY SOUL.”