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The Yoke of Jesus · First15 Devotional

• 0:04
  [SPEAKER_00]: In today's verse 15, we're going to continue our pursuit of stirring up our affections for God.
• 0:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: By looking at how God exchanges our burdens for His peace.
• 0:17
  [SPEAKER_00]: As a society, we are more continually stressed now than ever.
• 0:22
  [SPEAKER_00]: Stress has become our new normal.
• 0:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: But in God, we have the opportunity to live with a peace that surpasses our understanding.
• 0:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: May God guide us down His path to peace today as we make space for His presence.
• 0:38
  [SPEAKER_00]: Welcome to the first 15 podcast.
• 1:07
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our Scripture for today comes from Matthew chapter 11, verses 28 through 30, Scripture says, Come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
• 1:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and lonely and heart and you will find rest for your souls.
• 1:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
• 1:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: Scripture describes a great exchange of our burdens for the peace of God.
• 1:50
  [SPEAKER_00]: Jesus said in Matthew 11 verses 28 through 30, come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
• 2:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• 2:12
  [SPEAKER_00]: For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
• 2:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: You have a God who loves you so much that he offers to take your burdens off your own shoulders, place them on his,
• 2:32
  [SPEAKER_00]: Where does your life feel heavy?
• 2:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: Where do you feel buried under the burdens of the world?
• 2:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: God offers you his peace today.
• 2:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: If you will take some time to align yourself with him and yoke yourself to the teaching of Jesus.
• 2:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: In Matthew 11, Jesus presents us with an image of two animals, sharing the burden of work together.
• 2:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: The point Jesus is making here is in reference to coming under his teaching.
• 3:07
  [SPEAKER_00]: He asks us, take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and lowly in heart and you will find rest for your souls.
• 3:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: He isn't asking us simply to cast our burdens on him, but also to humble ourselves and submit to his teaching.
• 3:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: If we are willing to come underneath him as our teacher, then we no longer carry the burden of figuring out life on our own.
• 3:39
  [SPEAKER_00]: And in freedom, we are able to live life under the power and influence of the Holy Spirit.
• 3:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: Do you ever feel alone in what you're doing?
• 3:51
  [SPEAKER_00]: Do you ever feel like peace is an unobtainable goal blocked by layer upon layer of work you need to get through first?
• 4:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: God's plan is different than the world's plan.
• 4:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: The world says you can only have peace when you've completed the job, become the best, or gain the approval of man.
• 4:14
  [SPEAKER_00]: God tells you to stop working in your own strength, yoke yourself to his teaching, and rid yourself of all the stress and pressure of the world.
• 4:25
  [SPEAKER_00]: 1 Peter 5-7 says, cast all your anxieties on him because he cares for you.
• 4:37
  [SPEAKER_00]: You have a God who cares about you.
• 4:41
  [SPEAKER_00]: Your God is for you.
• 4:44
  [SPEAKER_00]: He knows, society tells you to work for and care about certain things, but he offers you the refuge of his peace instead.
• 4:55
  [SPEAKER_00]: You serve a God who doesn't want you to live even one day burdened.
• 5:01
  [SPEAKER_00]: Every day, you can wake up and choose to yoke yourself to your heavenly father and his word.
• 5:09
  [SPEAKER_00]: Proverbs 3 verses 5 and 6 says, trust in the Lord with all your heart and do not lean on your own understanding.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: In all your ways, acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Align your mind with what He says about you, casting off every opinion other than His
• 5:36
  [SPEAKER_00]: Align your day with the leading of God's Spirit and receive the anointing and power he longs to bring into every situation.
• 5:48
  [SPEAKER_00]: God says, My Yoke is easy and my burden is light.
• 5:52
  [SPEAKER_00]: If you will choose God today over the way you've done things in the past, if you will choose to obey His Word, then you will find rest for your soul.
• 6:08
  [SPEAKER_00]: In what parts of your heart do you need God's peace and ease?
• 6:11
  [SPEAKER_00]: He's waiting right now to meet with you, to offer you his yield.
• 6:19
  [SPEAKER_00]: Let him take your burdens, fears, and stress.
• 6:24
  [SPEAKER_00]: Our fragile frame wasn't meant to bear such pressure.
• 6:29
  [SPEAKER_00]: Come underneath God's teaching today, align your thinking with His, and let the cares of the world fall off as you live in light of the teaching of Jesus.
• 7:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: As we begin, reflect on your life for a minute, in what areas do you need God's peace today?
• 7:20
  [SPEAKER_00]: It could be your mindset, your appearance, friends, family, work, anything that you feel burdened by.
• 7:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: And next, offer that area of your life to God, and ask Him for His opinion,
• 8:18
  [SPEAKER_00]: Listen to God, and let him tell you what he thinks about you.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: You can even look up verses that reveal his teaching on the subject.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: and last meditate on Scripture or what God spoke regarding the area in which you need peace.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Let His peace flood that area of your life.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Submit yourself to His Word.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Believe that He sees things truthfully.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Whatever God says goes,
• 9:34
  [SPEAKER_00]: Matthew 11, verses 28 through 30 says, come to me, all who labor and are heavy-laden, and I will give you rest.
• 9:47
  [SPEAKER_00]: Take my yoke upon you and learn from me for I am gentle and lonely in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.
• 9:59
  [SPEAKER_00]: From my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
• 10:45
  [SPEAKER_00]: Yoke yourself to the teaching of Jesus today.
• 10:49
  [SPEAKER_00]: Let His Word be your refuge in a world full of opinions.
• 10:54
  [SPEAKER_00]: Doing life yoke to God, being obedient to His Word is the best way to walk the path God lays out for us to abundant life.
• 11:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: Every day attacks will come your way, but every day God has provided the truth you need in His Word to fight those attacks.
• 11:16
  [SPEAKER_00]: Choose the Word of Jesus today, walk in obedience to it, and experience God's rest for your soul.
• 11:40
  [SPEAKER_00]: Thank you for listening to today's podcast.
• 11:43
  [SPEAKER_00]: I'm Josh Miller with Verse 15.
• 11:46
  [SPEAKER_00]: Whenever you feel burdened today, take a few moments to exchange those burdens for God's peace.
• 11:53
  [SPEAKER_00]: Even 30 seconds of focused connection with God can make such a difference in living with this peace.
• 12:00
  [SPEAKER_00]: Don't settle for stress, no matter what seems normal around you.
• 12:05
  [SPEAKER_00]: God has more for you as his child.
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  [SPEAKER_00]: Have a wonderful rest of your day today and may God bless you as you seek him.