Find rest for your soul - Matthew 11-13

Rest for your soul! That is typically a statement we think of in death. When someone has died we think of them as having finally found rest. They have no more worries and no more pain and no more stress. They are at rest. Yet, in Matthew 11:28-30 we find that Christ has promised true "rest" to the living. How can this be? Christ promises rest to those who believe in Him if they will do but one thing: Die to self. If we die to self spiritually and "hook" our yoke to Christ we will find rest on this side of physical death. You can imagine the powerful vision of a "yoke" to the disciples. I have my opinion that as Christ is talking a pair of ox came strolling by pulling a cart that were hooked together with a "yoke." In my image one of the ox was big and strong and the other could barely walk. It was old and half-dead. However, because of the yoke the bigger healthier ox was able to pull both the load and the tired ox. I am probably off that something like this actually happened. But, that is the image Christ's words were painting for His disciples. We, in our flesh, are tired and run down. When we die to self and hook ourself to Christ's yoke via faith He pulls both the load and us. We ought to realize that we can find rest for our soul. But, we still have to die ... die to self and put our faith in Christ's finish work for us. Come ... HE SAYS ... and find rest for you soul.