The Prophetic Word - Day 45: Jesus helps bear our load.

“Then Jesus said, “Come to me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light.””

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭11‬:‭28‬-‭30‬ ‭NLT‬‬

We have seen that man had a heart problem: He had a heart that couldn’t seem to be faithful to the Lord.

And, to make things worse, it seems that the religious leaders of Jesus’ day were preventing the people from serving the Lord in truth by making themselves the go-between for the people and God. So, instead of helping the people to serve the Lord, they became roadblocks because of their hypocrisy!

““What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you shut the door of the Kingdom of Heaven in people’s faces. You won’t go in yourselves, and you don’t let others enter either. “What sorrow awaits you teachers of religious law and you Pharisees. Hypocrites! For you cross land and sea to make one convert, and then you turn that person into twice the child of hell you yourselves are!”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭13‬, ‭15‬ ‭NLT‬‬

You see, the religious leaders added many burdens to the people by their interpretation of the Law of God. And, it would seem that their interpretation always led to their benefit rather than the benefit of the people.

Jesus put what the religious leaders were doing this way:

“The scribes and Pharisees tie up heavy loads [that are hard to bear] and place them on men’s shoulders, but they themselves will not lift a finger [to make them lighter].”

‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23‬:‭4‬ ‭AMP‬‬

Jesus—Whom the religious leaders rejected—was the One Who would bring, not another hindrance to approaching God, but a way where there was no way through which man could once again have true fellowship with God. Man would be able to be led from his heart rather than through external laws alone.

“Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. “I still have many things to say to you, but you cannot bear them now. However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you. All things that the Father has are Mine. Therefore I said that He will take of Mine and declare it to you.”

‭‭John‬ ‭16‬:‭7‬, ‭12‬-‭15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In our opening scripture we see the Lord actually extending the best invitation we could ever have hoped for. He invites us to submit to His yoke so that we are attached to Him in such a way that we can make every step with Him. Additionally, unlike the religious leaders, He carries the weight of the load we could not have borne alone.

In the scripture from John 16 above we see that Jesus would send Someone Who would connect us to Himself, Someone Who would be with us forever! We’ll look into this further tomorrow.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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