Take my yoke upon you.
—Matthew 11:29
I saw them coming out of Toys “R” Us; a dad and his daughter, lugging a starter Jungle Gym. Dad was lifting most of the load, but let his little angel think she was carrying half the weight.
Are you struggling with burdens that feel like a backpack of bricks? You don’t have to carry that load alone.
Jesus invites you to yoke with him. A yoke was a wooden harness fitted to two animals, so their combined strength pulled the plow.
When you yoke with Jesus, you plug into his strength and can bear more than twice as much as you can carry alone.
When you yoke with Jesus,
you never lift alone.