“But I rejoice in the Lord greatly, that now at length you have revived your thought for me; in which you did indeed take thought, but you lacked opportunity. Not that I speak because of lack, for I have learned in whatever state I am to be content in it. I know how to be humbled, and I also know how to abound. In everything and in all ways, I have learned the secret both to be filled and to be hungry, both to abound and to be in need. I can do all things through Christ, who strengthens me.”
Philippians 4:10-13
Who is Jesus Christ? Does He sit in the stands and cheer us on in the “Game of Life?” Perhaps you even think of Jesus as the Coach? You think of Him as one who trains you and explains the intricacies of the contest that you face every day. Jesus is all those things, but He is more.
In Matthew 11:29, Jesus says: “Take my yoke upon you and learn from me...” Jesus wants us to be yoked to Him like two oxen pulling a plow. They both provide strength to pull the load, but Jesus can carry the entire load for you if you need.
There is no task, there is no challenge that is too difficult or too big for followers of Jesus Christ! When you see the need and say, “It is too great! I cannot accomplish it,” Jesus says, “Walk with Me, and watch Me do it.”
Nothing is impossible for Jesus. Put your hand on the plow in a field that is too rocky or too hard to ever prepare for planting. That field can be ready for the Word of God to take root and bring forth fruit for God when Jesus yokes Himself to you and you learn from Him. When Jesus has His hand on your plow, nothing is impossible for you as well.
“Lord Jesus, help me today to keep my eyes on You and not on the tasks that are too hard for me to accomplish! You, Lord, are the strength I need today and every day! Praise Your Holy Name, now and always! Amen.”
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