Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me . . . —Matthew 11:29
Whom the Lord loves He chastens . . .” (Hebrews 12:6). How petty our complaining is! Our Lord begins to bring us to the point where we can have fellowship with Him, only to hear us moan and groan, saying, “Oh Lord, just let me be like other people!” Jesus is asking us to get beside Him and take one end of the yoke, so that we can pull together. That’s why Jesus says to us, “My yoke is easy and My burden is light” (Matthew 11:30). Are you closely identified with the Lord Jesus like that? If so, you will thank God when you feel the pressure of His hand upon you.
“. . . to those who have no might He increases strength” (Isaiah 40:29). God comes and takes us out of our emotionalism, and then our complaining turns into a hymn of praise. The only way to know the strength of God is to take the yoke of Jesus upon us and to learn from Him.
“. . . the joy of the Lord is your strength” (Nehemiah 8:10). Where do the saints get their joy? If we did not know some Christians well, we might think from just observing them that they have no burdens at all to bear. But we must lift the veil from our eyes. The fact that the peace, light, and joy of God is in them is proof that a burden is there as well. The burden that God places on us squeezes the grapes in our lives and produces the wine, but most of us see only the wine and not the burden. No power on earth or in hell can conquer the Spirit of God living within the human spirit; it creates an inner invincibility.
If your life is producing only a whine, instead of the wine, then ruthlessly kick it out. It is definitely a crime for a Christian to be weak in God’s strength.
誓不屈撓
你們當負我的軛，學我的樣式。 （太十一29）
[主所愛的他必管教。 ]我們為何常發怨言！主帶我們到一個地步，叫我們與他相交，我們卻唏噓悲嘆的說：[主啊，讓我像別人一樣吧！ ]耶穌要我們擔著軛的一頭－－[我的軛是容易的，來我這邊，我們一起挑吧。 ]你對主耶穌是否認同？若然，你會為他所加給你的壓力而感激神。
[軟弱的，他加力量。 ]神一來，就把我們從感情的枷鎖中釋放出來，使我們的怨聲化為頌讚。而唯一能認識神能力的，就是負主的軛，學他的樣式。
[因靠耶和華而得的喜樂是他們的力量。 ]聖徒的喜樂從何而來？我們若不認識某些聖徒，我們會以為：[哈，他（她）什麼重擔也沒有。 ]若把麵紗揭開，神的平安、喜樂赫然在他身上，就足以證明擔子也在那裡。
神所加給的擔子，會把葡萄壓榨成酒；但人多半只看見所榨出來的酒。天上地下沒有任何權勢，足以征服住在人心靈裡的聖靈。因那是內心的得勝者。你裡面若有怨嘆，要不留情地把它踢走。在神的能力上軟弱，簡直是一種罪行。
祈禱◆噢，主啊，在你面前，我就像一個具有人形，內裡卻是醜陋而不毛的曠野；然而，讚美你的名，因你能夠使[曠野和乾旱之地必然歡喜；……又像玫瑰花開。 ]
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