"Sensi" <sensi4sight@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Matthew 11:29
> 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. For my yoke is easy and my
> burden is light.
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Oh how I love this Scripture sister dear :-)
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> Sensi:
> If I were an artist I'd paint a picture something like this.
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> First of all I'd paint a pair of oxen in hopes that the *yoke* around
> their heads would offer a message about what it's like to be a beast of
> burden constantly having to be a slave to man and his fanatical zealous
> religious laws.
I agree. God's law is always best.
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> Did you know that the head yokes of oxen have to be constantly shaped
to
> fit the horns of the animal to teach them to stand quietly so as not to
> fight with each other?
nope but I sure do learn something new each day. :-)
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> The purpose of the oxen is to be a beast of burden to prepare the soil
so
> the farmer can plant seeds in the early spring to reap a harvest when
> summer is nigh. See Eccl:3
Hmm never knew that either.
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> I'd probably paint the oxen as dripping in sweat, eyeballs showing a
sign
> of fear as they heave and pull the heavy load of digging up the hardened
> and stony ground working endlessly for an unmerciful master.
I didn't picture fear. I pictured great stress as in "oh my such a heavy
load"
I didn't picture your way because when Jesus was here His Father's work I
don't think he felt God was unmerciful and I don't think he was afraid of
God either. But this is only my opinion. Only another view where where I
sit
:-)
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> Whip in hand the master lashes out to strike them to work harder, faster
> and can have no rest till the master is satisfied with their
performance.
Umm man is ready to use the "Whip" but IMO God isn't. He sent Angels to
minister. Just another view from my chair :-)
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> The yoke is also a symbol that symbolizes "servitude."
See didn't know that either.
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> God is often depicted as being the kind of Master that shows no mercy,
> whip in hand, striking, beating and sending people to hell and is often
> presented as this kind of Father and if you don't believe it just ask a
> believer. :-)
Yep unfortunately that is how I see Him though I know it isn't true. I
only
feel that way about my own sins not everyone else's though.
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> Often times it's the believers that believe God to be this kind of
Master.
Yep, unfortunately.
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> What kind of Master are they serving and asking you to serve?
I serve a Merciful Loving God however I still can't forgive myself for all
my sins and I know one day I will pay the price.
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> Next painting in bright colors of light emanating from a figure but it's
> not the figure so much as it's the light that shows the message of light
> coming *through* the figure to the people.
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> Jesus comes to bring a *divine message.*
He is my "divine message"
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> 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.
Hmm that is a good way to see it. I like that.
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> What kind of yoke is this?
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> A yoke of grace? A yoke of mercy?
I vote for both :-)
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> Is he depicting God as a merciful and forgiving God?
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> The difference from hard labor as beast of burden to finding rest for
our
> souls presents an amazingly different ****trait.
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> The landscape changes dramatically. From oxen (beast of burden) to sheep
> ( gentle, merciful and humble in heart)
> symbolizing what Jesus represents.
hmm never thought of that.
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> Born again... into a new creature.
Yeah I am all for that :-)
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> Now I've heard it said that Christians call themselves sheep but do they
> represent the symbol for gentleness, merciful and humble in heart?
Some of them do. Some feel they have to dipict tha actions of the God you
described they think of the one who is ready to use the whip and send to
hell. Some of us though just feel so unworthy we can't fatham a God that
loves us so much like the Bible says God does.
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> Are we still practicing as beast of burden even though we accept Jesus
as
> savior?
I think some are.
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> The key words from this scripture is...
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> ***Learn from me*** maybe that's what acceptance of Christ is all
about.
If we learn from him we should do as him. After all we are suppose to be
like him. Right ? or not?
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> What can we learn?
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> You're welcome to paint your own picture.
Thank you for sharing your view from where you sit. You have a sweet heart
and I "picture" you as someone who has a great deal of Faith. You know the
kind like a mustard see. :-)
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> Love,
> Sensi
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