My Burden Is Light

For my yoke is easy and my burden is light matthew 11 29 30.

My burden is light. My burden is light the burden of christ was the commandment that most characterised his teaching the new commandment that men should love one another. Jesus is saying his burden is the light. This greek verb refers to loading a heavy load onto a ship. He isn t speaking here of physical burdens.

Discussion for matthew 11 30. His burden even if it be the cross is light because he helps us to bear it. When you are walking in the light things become light easy for you because god is arranging things for you and you are. The saying my yoke is easy and my burden is light is part of a larger passage matthew 11 28 30 in which jesus tells all who are weary and burdened to come to him for rest.

This little book my burden is light read slowly and pondered will bring peace and joy to the most pressured heart sister wendy beckett hermit author and broadcaster following the establishment of the much loved devotional book i am with you now in constant use throughout the world further inspiring words received from our lord in times of prayer by fr. 29 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 30 for my yoke is easy and my burden is light. Rather it was the heavy burden of the system of works that the pharisees laid on the backs of the people. Life is hard and yet jesus says my yoke is easy and my burden is light matthew 11 28.

My burden is light. Let s look at the statement my burden is light. 28 come to me all you who are weary and burdened and i will give you rest. I listened to this song for a looong time before completing the game.

I only wish it looped better. John woolley are contained in. The greek word for burden here in verse 30 is phortion. Jesus is saying his burden isn t heavy but it s light.

That one rejecting christ in the midst of light is worse than a heathen. 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. Now phortion is the diminutive of the greek noun phortos. None of this music is owned by me any ads you see on t.

It is hard to bear god but it is even harder not to bear god. He is the rest of the soul. He s talking about walking in the light with god and not in the darkness of living life without god. I didn t see any oxen on the farms as the miles unfolded but i started pondering a fitting word from jesus in the gospel of matthew.

Recall that the expression are heavy laden in verse 28 is a form of the greek verb phortizo. My burden is light. And those who obeyed that commandment would find all to which it bound them light and easy.