Yoked to Jesus
“Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. 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. For my yoke is easy, and my burden light.” † Mathew 11: 28-30 What is the labour and burden that Jesus is asking me to deal with? Perhaps I have to let go of the compulsive burden (or is it a sort of entitlement?) that my spouse and children should choose a spiritual path that I know to be right. Jesus accompanied Judas Iscariot to the very end but never deprived him of his freedom to choose his own destiny. Jesus on the other hand, uninterrupted by Judas's choice to reject him, continues to accomplish his mission. He does become a victim of Judas's betrayal but he seldom takes on the victim's identity. In divine wisdom, Jesus chooses to die in our place (and that of Judas) in a redeeming act of love. Rather than being compelled to fix those whom God has entrusted to my headship by m
YES flying into the arms of the loving father would be blissful .. Oh what a joy it would be to set off on that flight in the beauty of an eternity in the presence of the essence of love ... Oh I wish I had that beautiful wings of prayer which could lift me to his presence in this life itself ...
ReplyDeleteYour writing itself has put on wings of beauty and an uplifting of spirit god bless jacob
love your writing cheta... inspiring! :) keep it coming....
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