Perfectly Fitted

I am so excited to write about this right now! Maybe it's cuz I just had coffee. Or maybe it's because I am really happy about the topic I'm writing on.

So the song that's playing on MySpace , "Perfectly Fitted" - I just found it the other day.
It's about the "yoke" of Christ. That symbol He uses to talk about His Lordship in our lives. A "yoke" is this heavy harness thing that connects two Oxen to pull the plow in a field. (or use to before we had machinery) - anyway, You put it on oxen because it's heavy and pulls a lot of weight.

So thus transferring what Jesus is talking about, He says "Put my yoke upon you, for I am humble and gentle and you will find rest for your souls".
I have always understood what that meant, since I was little, but am experiencing it for real now.

Jesus' yoke is that thing that is Heavy and Hurts sometimes. It's that thing that controls you and binds you. Keeps you in line, from going astray, so you do what he wants you to. And when you don't have it on, you never want to put it on. It's like strapping on a heavy backpack. Or putting on heavy armor for battle. It's like putting skis on your feet, or a seatbelt on.

It's that thing you DON'T WANT TO DO. You don't want to put it on. You don't want to submitt to it....... But, it's what works. It's what controls you, or rather, what keeps you under control and protects you from yourself. It's what keeps you connected to Christ Jesus. It's what Humbles you and keeps you in line with the work of His Kingdom. It's what keeps you Loving Him. It's what lets you rest. That's what Paul is talking about when He says, "Put On Christ". That's what Paul means when he says he knows what it is to "fellowship in Christ's sufferings".

So, I am experiencing this right now in my life. Not that my life is bad... just that it's different than what I would've chosen for myself. It's me submitting to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. It's me under His yoke. Not me free and wild and out of control. I am knowing him, close to him. I have this heavy thing on me that is sometimes difficult to get on, and sometimes hard to take the next step. But it's this big heavy coat that keeps me warm. This connectedness that keeps me close to my Lord. It's this anchor of humility right next to me, telling me to calm down and lay down my rights.

And I find that because I am connected to Christ, when I take that next step that seems so hard, it's He that pulls the weight. And I fit perfectly into His Yoke.

The Yoke of Jesus Christ is what gets the job done. It's what works. When so many times before, I have crawled on the ground with a toothpick trying to pull up the ground on my own because I want to be free.

What a gift I have found in the Lordship of Jesus Christ. I have found my freedom in His Yoke.