Rooted in the love of Christ

Jesus Christ said; "without me you can do nothing" When you know in your heart that "in Him we live and move and have our being" your very existence, the reason you live, your plans and your dreams become grounded and rooted in the love of Christ. It is only then you will know the true meaning of life in all its fullness! That is why Paul wrote; "He is my all in all" 

Evangelist Nathan Morris

What does being 'yoked' to Christ mean for me?

“Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” (Matthew 11:28-30 NIV)

In these three verses Christ is beckoning us or me to come to Him. It's like He is calling out ' come on, this way!'If you are tired from all your setbacks, challenges, dead ends etc. why don't you turn to Christ?

Why does Christ say take my yoke upon you and learn from me? Just a bit of background information.....
A yoke is a bar or frame by which two draft animals are joined at the heads or necks for working together. Sometimes to explain or simplify a concept, it has to be done in the context of what the audience has experienced. This is what Jesus had done!Two animals are yoked together for the purpose of pulling loads. Often the loads are very heavy but as the animals work together the job is completed.

Christ is saying quit struggling, stop trying to solve things on your own, stop chewing things over, and over in your head. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me! When you get yoked to me, you will find that I am gentle, loving, caring and humble in heart! You will definitely find rest for your soul.

Why would you find rest for your soul?
His yoke is easy and His burden is light! When we get yoked with Christ, we see things from His perspective , we work as one with Him, going in His direction and doing His will. He would give us the necessary strength so we don't have to struggle alone.

Thank you Lord for reminding me today to quit struggling on my own and that I don't have to struggle on my own.

Being Dependent

This morning I am reminded of the many great lessons that Jesus’ life has taught us and one in particular that captured my attention was His dependency on His Father.  He dependent so much on His Father! I thought about the different situations Jesus encountered where He could have just easily solved things on His own but NO! This is what He said:

John 8:28-So Jesus told them, "When you have lifted up the Son of Man, then you will know that I AM, and that I do nothing on my own authority. Instead, I speak only what the Father has taught me.

John 5:19-Jesus gave them this answer: "I tell you the truth, the Son can do nothing by himself; he can do only what he sees his Father doing, because whatever the Father does the Son also does.

John 12:49-50 -For I did not speak of my own accord, but the Father who sent me commanded me what to say and how to say it. I know that his command leads to eternal life. So whatever I say is just what the Father has told me to say.

Such a great lesson! It made me think of my own life and the journey I am taking. Am I really depending on HIM or am I too independent in my ways and in my thinking? For me to be dependent, I know I need to be aware of my need for the Lord.

Dear Lord,

May the reality of Your Presence make me very aware of my need to be dependent upon You in all things. I know that all You really want from me is everything!