Commands and Promises

In Matthew 11:28 Jesus offers rest of soul to those who will come to Him.  Jesus gives us rest by revealing God to us.  In the next verse He tells us how this happens.  To come to Jesus, a person must “Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me.”  We experience rest for our souls while taking His yoke upon ourselves, that is while serving and obeying Him.  The promises that encourage and comfort us cannot be separated from commands that must be obeyed.  How can His yoke be easy?  How can God’s commands not be a burden?  (1 John 5:4)  The answer is in the nature of the obedience God requires of us.  In every duty there is a command and a promise.  We must obey the commands and believe the promises.  It is a great mercy that the Lord promises to give us the grace needed to obey every command.  More tomorrow.