He Taught me

I cannot remember a lot of things that my father taught me. But, I remember being with him and going places. Working at gas stations, delivering beer on big trucks, making doughnuts, mowing the yard........hmmm it seems he taught me through doing things with me.

He taught me when I was not aware of what he was doing. Sometimes those were the best experiences, because I was having fun being with him and he was teaching me through life's daily responsibilities.

" Hear. O sons, the instructions of a father, and give attention that you may gain understanding,..." Proverbs 4:1

"I'm telling you this straight. The Son can't independently do a thing, only what he sees the Father doing. What the Father does, the Son does. The Father loves the Son and includes him in everything he is doing." John 5:19 ( The Message)

Even our Saviour, Jesus, was subject to His Father's teachings as he walked daily with Him. So, we must learn to walk in the reality of "He taught me".

"But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God.. John 1:12 (English Standard Version)

Emmet Kelly Weary but Free !

"Just the slightest raise of an eyebrow from Weary Willie made people laugh during the Depression. No small task. By then, audiences were used to seeing tramps and hobos and Willie’s plight though heartbreaking, made for perfect comic relief. " Quote By Rosemary McKittrick.

Our nation is going through what one might call a "Weary Time" and we all wish it would go away.

So what is a weary child of God to do today as we view things changing all around us?

Matthew 11:29 (Amplified Bible)
Take My yoke upon you and learn of Me, for I am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (a relief and ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls.

A yoke is something we post modern folks simple are not much aware of. It is a device used to put two animals together to pull a cart or a plow. There was a lead animal who pull most of the work load. In this understanding, Jesus is calling His followers to be yoked with him. Thus they are not alone in the work, but are yoked with Christ to do that work.

The passage indicates a emotional work load, that we cannot take alone. Christ knew this and was simply inviting those who follow Him to take their position along side of Him in this life's concerns and He would provide all we need to find rest in a weay world.