“Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me…, For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30
The Scriptures tell us that if all the works that Yeshua did during his ministry on earth were to be written down, the whole world would not contain the books that would be written. (John 21:25). And yet, we never read of Yeshua becoming stressed by the pressure of, effectively, the world’s longest “to-do list.” In fact, He regularly stopped to take time to get away from the pressure and demands upon Him to spend with His Father. As followers of Yeshua, we are not only called to witness for Him, but to be witnesses of His life and power in our daily walk and talk. To do that, there are a number of vital lessons we must learn in order to emulate our Saviour.
Firstly, if we want to “walk as He walked” we must be linked and yoked to Him so that we walk at His pace and only where He walks. Secondly, we must not take upon ourselves any other task or burden which He does not intend to carry or, therefore, as we are yoked to Him, loads which He does not wish for us to bear either. Thirdly, we must remember that if the burden belongs to tomorrow, we are not allowed to pick it up today. When He said to “Take my yoke upon you, for my yoke is easy and my burden is light,” that was not only a clear instruction not to take on more than He intends us to – but that even the tasks and roles He wants us to take on, we must not presume to take them on in our own strength and in our own timing – unless and until He is “ready” to bear the load and responsibility alongside us. It is for you to choose to walk in union with Yeshua today.