His Yoke Is Easy
When you surrender to Christ, you find joy, well-being, and inner excitement in taking on the world's problems and living a life of creative activity.
E. Stanley Jones emphasizes the concept of surrendering to God, expressing how saying 'Lord, You've got me' has been transformative in his life. He explains that surrendering to Christ leads to taking on the world's troubles and caring deeply for others, ultimately finding joy, well-being, and purpose in serving. Jones illustrates that surrendering to God is like a wire surrendering to a dynamo, a canvas surrendering to an artist, or ink surrendering to a writer, resulting in a life filled with creativity, light, and love.
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The phrase I've said most in life is this one: "Lord, You've got me." And I've meant it. And it works -- works gloriously. His yoke is easy and His burden is light. Why? Because He puts nothing on you? On the contrary, you come to Him and He will dump the world and its troubles into your heart. You begin to care. I came to Him all unsuspecting. I wanted salvation and found in taking it I wanted the salvation of the world. At eighty-three I'm taking more and more projects upon myself -- world projects. And the more I take on myself, the more I'm taken over by joy, by well-being, by inner excitement, by adventure, by growth, by life.
His yoke is easy because His yoke is my yearning. It gives me the very thing I'm made for -- creative activity.
When I surrender to Him, it is the same surrender a wire, unattached and noncreative, makes when it surrenders to a dynamo: it throbs with light and power. The same surrender which paint makes when it surrenders to an artist: mere color becomes a living picture. The same surrender which ink makes when it surrenders to a writer: mere print becomes words that burn and bless and enlighten. When you surrender to Christ, you surrender to the most creative and dynamic Person on this or any other planet. You begin to be alive with His life, enlightened with His light, loving with His love. You have surrendered to creativity. Therefore His yoke is easy, for you are made by the Creator for creation.
Sermon Outline
- The Easy Yoke of Christ
- The Burden of Christ
- Surrender to Christ
- Surrender is creative activity
- You become alive with His life, enlightened with His light, and loving with His love
Key Quotes
“His yoke is easy and His burden is light.” — E. Stanley Jones
“You begin to be alive with His life, enlightened with His light, loving with His love.” — E. Stanley Jones
“You have surrendered to creativity. Therefore His yoke is easy, for you are made by the Creator for creation.” — E. Stanley Jones
Application Points
- Surrender to Christ and find joy and well-being in taking on the world's problems.
- You are made by the Creator for creation, so surrender to Christ and live a life of creative activity.
- When you surrender to Christ, you begin to be alive with His life, enlightened with His light, and loving with His love.