HIS YOKE IS NECESSARY
There is no phase of life absolutely free of ‘yokes’ or burdens. The difference lies in whose ‘burden or ‘yoke’ you’re carrying. There is the burden and yoke of the world offered by Satan and there is that of the Lord, which unlike that of Satan is light and easy (Matthew 11:29-30).
You may ask – what is the ministry of the yoke? Why would the Lord yoke the people He says He loves so much? The reason can be seen in the farm lands where oxen are yoked. The yoke on oxen gives them direction and help them accomplish their purpose. Jesus yokes us to Himself to help give us direction, maintain balance in our lives and accomplish the purpose for which we were created. His yoke is for our overall well being. The good thing about being yoked with Jesus is that His yoke brings us freedom, unlike the yoke of this world that takes people captive. Just as it is written, it is for freedom that Christ set us free (Galatians 5:1)
Satan’s yoke, which is the yoke of this world, is a yoke of slavery and sin. It takes you farther than you ever want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you are able or willing to pay. Among Satan’s yokes are habits you know very well are draining you rather than adding to you yet, you can’t seem to break away from them. They are those inner fears that keep you from being all that you were created to be, the fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of loss of security and the fear of being taken advantage of. How does Satan put this yoke on people? Mainly through their ignorance of who God is and who we are in Him. Those who are ignorant of their rights and privileges in Christ will fall prey to the enemy. There is good news though, because the bible says even the lawful captive shall be set free (Isaiah 49:24-25). If you feel yoked to the enemy, call out to Jesus, and His anointing will destroy the yoke.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing (Isaiah 10:27 KJV)
For as long as you are yoked to Jesus, you can’t be yoked to Satan. Therefore once you get off Satan’s yoke, plug into Jesus for your safety, liberty and security.
Jesus’ yoke creates in you an inner restraint from sin and a delight and hunger for righteousness. I hope you now understand why His yoke is necessary? Why the burden? The ‘burden’ stands for responsibility. It includes taking responsibility for our failures, mistakes, rebellion and proactively educating and informing ourselves about the ways of God. Responsibility is necessary in life because it is the basis on which authority is released to us. When Adam received the responsibility to subdue the earth, along with that came the authority to rule over creation (Genesis 1:26). God never gives authority without responsibility or vice versa. Without the exercise of authority change cannot happen. But we must first take responsibility for where we are in order to receive the authority to change for the better. There is always a ‘better’ no mater where we are currently in life.
Why not pause now and give God thanks for His yoke which is easy and burden that is light? Just in case you’re bearing a yoke or burden which is not the Lord’s, I pray for you right now, that the anointing of the Holy Spirit be released upon you, to destroy that yoke and remove the burden, in Jesus Name! Amen!
Shalom!
With Warmth
Angela
You may ask – what is the ministry of the yoke? Why would the Lord yoke the people He says He loves so much? The reason can be seen in the farm lands where oxen are yoked. The yoke on oxen gives them direction and help them accomplish their purpose. Jesus yokes us to Himself to help give us direction, maintain balance in our lives and accomplish the purpose for which we were created. His yoke is for our overall well being. The good thing about being yoked with Jesus is that His yoke brings us freedom, unlike the yoke of this world that takes people captive. Just as it is written, it is for freedom that Christ set us free (Galatians 5:1)
Satan’s yoke, which is the yoke of this world, is a yoke of slavery and sin. It takes you farther than you ever want to go, keep you longer than you want to stay and cost you more than you are able or willing to pay. Among Satan’s yokes are habits you know very well are draining you rather than adding to you yet, you can’t seem to break away from them. They are those inner fears that keep you from being all that you were created to be, the fear of rejection, fear of failure, fear of loss of security and the fear of being taken advantage of. How does Satan put this yoke on people? Mainly through their ignorance of who God is and who we are in Him. Those who are ignorant of their rights and privileges in Christ will fall prey to the enemy. There is good news though, because the bible says even the lawful captive shall be set free (Isaiah 49:24-25). If you feel yoked to the enemy, call out to Jesus, and His anointing will destroy the yoke.
And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing (Isaiah 10:27 KJV)
For as long as you are yoked to Jesus, you can’t be yoked to Satan. Therefore once you get off Satan’s yoke, plug into Jesus for your safety, liberty and security.
Jesus’ yoke creates in you an inner restraint from sin and a delight and hunger for righteousness. I hope you now understand why His yoke is necessary? Why the burden? The ‘burden’ stands for responsibility. It includes taking responsibility for our failures, mistakes, rebellion and proactively educating and informing ourselves about the ways of God. Responsibility is necessary in life because it is the basis on which authority is released to us. When Adam received the responsibility to subdue the earth, along with that came the authority to rule over creation (Genesis 1:26). God never gives authority without responsibility or vice versa. Without the exercise of authority change cannot happen. But we must first take responsibility for where we are in order to receive the authority to change for the better. There is always a ‘better’ no mater where we are currently in life.
Why not pause now and give God thanks for His yoke which is easy and burden that is light? Just in case you’re bearing a yoke or burden which is not the Lord’s, I pray for you right now, that the anointing of the Holy Spirit be released upon you, to destroy that yoke and remove the burden, in Jesus Name! Amen!
Shalom!
With Warmth
Angela
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