Today's Reading:O.T. - Psalm 133 - 137
N.T. - Matthew 11
Focus Verses:
Matthew 11:27-30 27"All things have been committed to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him. 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."
Insight:
Those who want to know God need to know Jesus. No one knows God like he does. He is the only one who can truly show us who God is, what God is like, what God wants, and how God leads. Walking beside Jesus -- being yoked with him -- is the way to come to know God. Just as a young ox learns how to keep in step by being yoked with an older well-trained animal, we learn by keeping in step with Jesus. Knowing Jesus and following his example and instruction for life is the sure path to knowing God and walking in his ways.
Response and Action:
I will read and study the Gospels closely to make sure I am deeply acquainted with Jesus' actions and words. I will give careful and prayerful consideration how my words and actions compare to his. I will do my best to take on his "yoke," to keep his pace, not rushing ahead or dragging behind. To walk in step with him so that I have his strength and experience sharing the load and burden of every step I take.
Show me your ways, O Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God, my savior. My hope is in you all day long. Thank you for your son, Jesus. Help me to follow his example, walk in his ways, and keep in step with his Spirit. Amen.
Proverbs: 29:18
"Where there is no revelation, the people cast off restraint; but blessed is he who keeps the law."
Resources:
In the Company of Jesus: Finding Unconventional Wisdom And Unexpected Hope
by Bill Donahue
