Sermon: Take My Yoke Upon You
Part One: Matthew 11: 28-30
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”
God is inviting us to come to him. When Christ died on the cross and rose on the third day, he gave us direct access to God, the Father. In accepting Jesus Christ as God’s only Begotten Son and placing ourselves in his hands, we realize that our earthly problems are not important anymore.
1 John 5: 3
For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
We are to keep God’s commandments, and his commandments are not grievous. Christ never promised that obeying him would be easy. But the hard work and self discipline of serving Christ is no burden to those who love him. When we love someone, we do things for them because we want to.
God will never give you more than you can handle.
God created you so he knows you better than you know yourself. Jesus mentioned two kinds of people in his prayer. The “wise” person is arrogant in his own knowledge. He is full of his own self importance.
The other person is like the “little child” who is humbly open to receive the truth of God’s Word. If we are like a child, we are open and willing to learn. We care, we love, and we realize that only God has the answer.
To know God is to accept God as our Savior, and to know God is to know his voice when he talks to us.
I’ll tell you this: God talks to me and he talks to you even if you ignore him. God says to give him your burden. He will help you. God wants to lighten your yoke.
Read the full chapters of the scriptures referenced:
Matthew Chapter 11
1 John Chapter 5
Read parts 2 and 3 of this sermon
God’s Grace Is Sufficient For Your Needs (Part 2)
There’s A Mansion for You in Heaven (Part 3)