Serving Christ “Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart; and ye shall find rest unto your souls.” (Matthew 11:29) HERE is an inspiring call to serve Jesus Christ. We are told in our verse about some things involved in service. They consist of the load of service, the learning in service, the lowliness in service, and the leisure in service. Load of service. “Take my yoke upon you.” The yoke is a harness put on oxen or other farm animals to enable them to pull some farm implement. So not only is the yoke a load, but it will attach the laborer to another load. Taking the yoke not only involves a load but it also involves a commitment. Once the yoke is on you, the commitment begins. You will not serve Christ much if you are unwilling to carry a load or if you are unwilling to be tied down to a task. Satan says this yoke is too heavy and burdensome. But if you are not under the yoke of the Savior you will be under the yoke of sin. And the load of sin is the most burdensome load of all. Learning in service. “And learn of me.” One of the compensations for serving Christ it to learn spiritually. Years ago a new Sunday School teacher commented to me, her pastor, that since she had started to teach Sunday School it had helped her to learn so much more of the Bible. But spiritual ignorance is the result for those who refuse to serve. Lowliness in service. “I am meek and lowly in heart.” If we would serve Christ, we must be like Him and be meek and lowly in heart. This not only means humility but it also means submission to God. You cannot serve unless you can humbly take orders. Many do not serve because they are too proud to take orders. Some folk will not serve unless the position of service is one of prestige or is in the spotlight. Leisure in service. “Ye shall find rest unto your souls.” Christ is a good Master; He is no slave driver. Christ’s yoke, unlike the yoke of sin, does not leave out rest. But those under the yoke of sin cannot rest (Isaiah 57:20). “But those who still reject me are like the restless sea, which is never still but continually churns up mud and dirt. Isaiah 57:20 (NLT) And note this is rest for the soul, the best rest of all. Serving Christ is the best place to serve. John G. Butler
Posted on: Sun, 06 Oct 2013 20:53:50 +0000
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