“Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:29-30
“The Christian finds that to serve God is to enjoy God. His precepts are not burdens, but privileges — not fetters, but ornaments; and thus “His yoke is easy and His burden is light.”
Thomas Watson in Puritan Gems; or, Wise and Holy Saying of the Rev. Thomas Watson, Anglican Minister. edited and arranged by the Rev. John Adey (London: Snow and Ward, 1850) 36.
The best part about serving God is that we get to enjoy God. It’s like getting a front row seat to watch Him work.
The generous life is the same way. It’s not a burden or fetter, like an expectation to pay taxes. It’s a joy-filled privilege to bless others through our connection to the source of all blessing. We discover both rest and reward through our service and God’s support.
I depart today, Denver to Newark, then Newark to Dubai, then Dubai to Islamabad, Pakistan. Pray for safe and uneventful travel and for God to watch over my wife and family whilst I am away.
The travel gives me the gift of time for writing on the airplane. Pray for productive writing time with God in the peace and quiet of airplanes. The best part about long plane rides is time to enjoy God.
When or where do feel like you get to serve and enjoy God the most?