Last modified: April 2, 2023
Brady• April 2, 2023•
Be honest: Does it really feel like Jesus’ yoke is “easy” and His burden “light” (Matthew 11:28-30)?
Some of the time, it feels quite the opposite. Even if there is plenty of hope and grace, God’s plan of salvation is fraught with temptations, and difficulties. It makes it hard for us to really “be excited” about living a life filled with so many challenges.
And yet, 1 John 5:3 says that true obedience is when following His commandments are “not burdensome.” How are we supposed to do that? How do we get to a point where His commandments are not only “not burdensome,” but a delight for us to perform?
Answer: Full and total commitment to His Word.
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CloseWhen Peter is talking to the churches in 2 Peter 2 about Persecution, he brings up one interesting name: Lot. We don't often remember Lot for his goodness, but Peter says that his "righteous soul was vexed" by the immorality that was around him daily. Daniel was in the same boat. Exiled in Babylon after the destruction of Judah, Daniel lived decades in a land that was pagan in every sense of the word: religiously, culturally, emotionally, and physically. Many of us know how those two men felt. How do we survive in a pagan world that is hostile to all things Christ? The same way they did.
Last modified: April 2, 2023