grab a yoke

Here is the situation.

First, if you follow the teachings of Muhammad, the Buddha, I Ching, The Book of Mormon, Depak Chopra, you name it, if it is based on teachings similar to Jesus’, then your life may improve for a while. But, there is also a key difference. Jesus will not work against himself. There is much in the sources I named that is contrary to the message of Jesus as recorded in the Bible. Jesus may use other religions and philosophies to open your eyes to his Lordship, but he will not work with you if you deny him.

Second, if Jesus is really the resurrected Lord of all, then his promise to yoke with you will only happen if you are following his lead. Jesus is not going to work with you to do that which is contrary to him. There is a huge difference in serving humankind under human power compared to under Jesus power. The reason why most of us don’t experience this is we don’t realize the power is there or Jesus won’t trust us with his power because we still think we are in the driver’s seat. Jesus is perfectly capable of saying,

“You want to drive? Fine. Thy will be done.”

I think it was John Maxwell who said,

“When you pray, don’t always ask Jesus to bless what you are doing. Ask him to guide you to do what he is already blessing.”

Grab a yoke and hang on.