frsmoke
Posts : 36 Join date : 2011-06-06 Location : USA
| Subject: HORSE AND WAGON Sun Jun 26, 2011 8:40 pm | |
| Horse and the Wagon
Imagine with me if you will a small six month old horse harnessed up to a covered wagon.
He tries to pull it, but it’s so heavy for him. His feet slip as he tries to dig them in to get a foothold. He pulls the muscles in his back and in his legs as he presses himself into the service of pulling this wagon. He breathes hard and deep to get enough wind so that he can supply his muscles with needed strength.
The vertebrae in his back begin to pain him because of all the jerking and jarring and the pressure he is bringing to bear in his efforts to pull this wagon.
Then miraculously and mercifully the owner of the wagon brings in a huge adult Clydesdale. He double yokes the Clydesdale with the little six month old horse. The Clydesdale pulls the wagon with ease, not even breaking a sweat. Now, because the little horse is yoked together with the Clydesdale, all he has to do is walk along beside the Clydesdale with his head in the yoke: the weight is all being pulled by the Clydesdale.
Because the little horse is yoked with the Clydesdale, it appears like he may be doing some of the pulling, however the Clydesdale is bearing the burden while the little horse is at rest.
Now if the little horse tries to pull beyond the assistance of the Clydesdale, he can easily bring the entire burden of the wagon down around his neck. In such a case the little horse will again be struggling and hurting himself because of his own efforts. But if he will just rest in the yoke and walk along with the Clydesdale, his burden will be light indeed.
A question may be asked: so what is in the wagon that the little horse was trying to pull?
His sin, righteousness, justification, sanctification; in short,
“a right and proper position with God.” | |
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