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We
have a 3-gallon pump sprayer we use for treating the weeds and occasionally spraying
for bugs. Since water weighs about 8 1/3 pounds per gallon, when the sprayer
is full it weighs 25 pounds more than empty.
Walking around
the yard bearing that burden would be kind of tough if it weren't for one attribute
of the pump sprayer. The farther you carry it, the more you spray out of
it. The more you spray out of it, the lighter it gets. So unless you
just like carrying the sprayer around to scare the weeds or bugs, the burden lessens
as you go.
When we answer the call to follow Jesus we all
come into the relationship with a full sprayer. It's easy to continue to
carry things from our past, like guilt, emotional pain, bad relationships or bitterness.
Jesus wants us to let go of those things and carry His burden.
Remember
what He told His disciples and followers. "Come to Me, all who are
weary and heavy-laden, and I will give you rest้ For My yoke (harness collar)
is easy and My burden is light" (Matthew 11:28 & 30). Just as the pump sprayer gets
lighter as the liquid depletes, growing closer to Jesus provides relief from your
load.
My pump sprayer is like the load Jesus intends for
me to carry. The sprayer weights less than a pound empty. When we
carry the weight Jesus intended, the burden is light. Why not dump off your
own burdens and just bear Jesus' yoke?
All Scripture references are from the New American
Standard Version unless otherwise noted.
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It Gets Easier
