Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
What do you think that means? When you look at Martin Luther King, Maximilian Kolbe and countless others like them it appears that their burden wasn't so light.
The only thought I have on it really is that it shows that we do have a burden, IOW God has work for us to do.
It's important to remember the culture this language arose in. An easy yoke is one that's well-fitted to the animal wearing it: no voids or hotspots, it distributes the load evenly. Like a perfectly fitted pair of shoes.Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
What do you think that means? When you look at Martin Luther King, Maximilian Kolbe and countless others like them it appears that their burden wasn't so light.
The only thought I have on it really is that it shows that we do have a burden, IOW God has work for us to do.
It's important to remember the culture this language arose in. An easy yoke is one that's well-fitted to the animal wearing it: no voids or hotspots, it distributes the load evenly. Like a perfectly fitted pair of shoes.
God's yoke for us is like that: perfectly suited to us individually for the work he intends us to do, and for our spiritual growth. That doesn't mean the work will be a pleasant experience.
Our burdens are different, but Christ is there to help shoulder, and so lighten them, even when they're heavier than the burdens of others. It's written that Stephen's face was as that of an angel when they accused him, and he forgave as they were stoning him. Other martyrs in later years were said to have a peace, and would even pray or sing while being martyred.I'd say that believing that there is a God who loves you is a great comfort but it also carries the responsibility to reflect that love out into the world. This could end up costing you your life as it did for the two people mentioned in the OP so there can be a very heavy price to pay. It seems a lot easier in many ways to live a self-centred or a detached kind of life even though that's not so personally rewarding.
Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
What do you think that means? When you look at Martin Luther King, Maximilian Kolbe and countless others like them it appears that their burden wasn't so light.
The only thought I have on it really is that it shows that we do have a burden, IOW God has work for us to do.
Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
What do you think that means? When you look at Martin Luther King, Maximilian Kolbe and countless others like them it appears that their burden wasn't so light.
The only thought I have on it really is that it shows that we do have a burden, IOW God has work for us to do.
Does that make sense in any way?
IF sin also manifests itself in a 'structural' way as well as being personal (i.e in society/groups/politics and the church sometimes) we are called to resist it ..... but with inner calm and strength...
My own experience is that Christ's burden is light compared to the burdens I did bear before I turned my life to Him: He took the heavy stuff off my back, and put it on His, and then took me by the hand and lifted me up off the ground, and put His arm over my shoulder... ...His burden is light.Matthew 11:30
For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
What do you think that means? When you look at Martin Luther King, Maximilian Kolbe and countless others like them it appears that their burden wasn't so light.
The only thought I have on it really is that it shows that we do have a burden, IOW God has work for us to do.
If we back up to verse 27 to better establish context, we see that the Lord is speaking inFor my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.