December 11

Are you Burdened?

Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 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 11:28-30

The mission of the Holy Spirit is to make this unburdening by Jesus real in your experience with Him. People filled with the Holy Spirit are called to abandon agendas, rights, insults, and resentments and are asked to drop everything when prompted by Him to lighten the load. This is what Jesus did, as did the people of Pentecost. And it’s what God’s Man does today.

Spirit-filled men end up doing things they never imagined in order to create a witness of His work in and through them. In fact, lightening the load of others is so mission critical that the Apostle Paul was told by the Holy Spirit to make it a command for every New Testament believer: “Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ” (Galatians 6:2).

Everyday life is heavy! Our very presence in the midst of a heavy season of pressure relieves and comforts people. A great example of this is the early church leader Titus, a Gentile and co-worker with the Apostle Paul. Wherever Titus showed up, such as when Paul sent him to encourage the church at Corinth, he brought his infectious presence and perspective, and soon others around him went from heavy and harassed to light and delighted.

We carry one another’s burdens by simply showing up to help. As we arrive and engage people, the pressure gets redistributed and sometimes even eliminated. We are the beneficiary because lightening another’s burden lightens our own.

Thank You, Father, that our relationship is to be enjoyed.

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See 2 Corinthians 8:16-9:5.