Take Up God's Yoke / What is God's Yoke?

1 John 5:3  "For this is the love of God, that we keep His commandments, and His commandments are not burdensome."

This yoke, (which) you are afraid (to) put upon your neck because you fear it will gall, Jesus says is easy.  The burden you dare not touch--is light.  All that is required on your part is to resolutely lay hold upon it, and you will find it a support rather than a grievous burden.  That cross which seems so inconvenient  an instrument to lift, which seems too heavy to be raised, when you cheerfully lay hold upon it and lift it, it will lift you and be a support and strength to you.

What is God's Yoke?

John 6:38 "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me."

John 13:17  "If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them."

The yoke and the cross are symbols representing the same thing,--the giving up of the will to God.

What is "My yoke"?  It is perfect submission to God.

When you give up your own will, your own wisdom, and learn of Christ, you will find admittance into the kingdom of God.  He requires entire, unreserved surrender. Give up your life for Him to order, mold, and fashion. Take upon your neck His yoke. Submit to be led and taught by Him.  Learn that unless you become as a little child, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven.

Holiness is not rapture: it is an entire surrender of the will to God; it is doing the will of our heavenly Father; it is trusting God in trial, in darkness as well as in the light; it is walking by faith and not by sight; it is relying on God with unquestioning confidence, and resting in His love.

Holiness is constant agreement with God.

Do you think that you could be in constant agreement with God?  A good question isn't it?  I want to be, how about you.  Grandma Joan.