2020: Bearing the Yoke of Christ Under the Yoke of a Tyrant

There is an optimism born not of the Holy Spirit but of man’s fancies, whereby he deals with the future and refuses to live a spotlessly holy life in the present.

As children of God we are called to be faithful overcomers in the present circumstances, no matter what forces of evil may be abroad.

God is constantly stirring up our nests that we may learn that the only simplicity there is is not the simplicity of a logical belief, but “the simplicity that is in Christ,” the maintained simplicity of a relationship with Christ that is never altered in any circumstance.

If we bear the yoke of Christ we shall render the power of wrong impotent by living under it in the power of right. 

The moral power of the Spirit of God is “mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds”; it works not like leaven, but like dynamite.

The Spirit of God teaches us to bear the yoke of Christ even under the yoke of a tyrant. 

Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls” Wear the yoke of Christ under every other yoke.

- Adapted From Oswald Chambers' notes on Jeremiah