Hello Everyone,

Jesus expressed God’s invitation to all in Matthew 11:28-30!28"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30For my yoke is easy and my burden is light. "Matthew 11:28-30 (NIV)We need to understand that the key to growing in my knowledge of God and my love relationship with God is my willingness to participate in the work that God invites me to join Him in.

Jesus calls this His "yoke."Using the example of oxen pulling a plow, Jesus is painting a picture of how it is when we are carrying the burden of living a meaningless life; we need to be willing to put ourselves in a position to be used by Him.

In other words, we need to be willing to obey.
Notice that the oxen’s yoke is not designed as an instrument of torture, but as an instrument of blessing, because it allows the ox to be comfortable, as it is used by its master in the work it was designed to do.One of the greatest blessings that we could ever have in this life is when we respond to God’s invitation to love Him more and know Him better by joining Him in His work.

WE do that by obeying His call to share with a lost and dying world that by the POWER of God, their lives can be blessed and transformed!So here is the question "Will your life be a mess or a message?"
Our life is determined by how we daily respond to God’s invitation to love Him, join Him, and know Him.Even the smallest step of obedience is a giant step toward blessing!
What step do you need to take today?

Oh How HE Loves Us!
Pastor Phil