This, you observe, is not a forced surrender.
Our Lord says take My yoke upon you.
Our Lord is very fond of the word must, but He never uses it in this connection.
When the Roman legions smashed some savage tribe, that tribe was compelled to bear the yoke.
Often, on that account, they hated Rome, and served her with rebellion in their hearts.
But Christ wants nobody on terms like these.
Such terms are not in the program of His conquest.
Christ demands a surrender that is willing.
You can compel the dog to do your bidding.
You can force the slave to carry out your will.
But Christ, that mighty advocate of liberty, treats nobody as a dog or as a slave.
We are the Father's children, made in the Father's image, with an inalienable heritage of freedom...
And we may take or we may spurn the yoke.
There are so many who are waiting for something irresistible to happen...
Something to sweep them off their feet to Christ, as the breaker sweeps the log on to the shore.
That something is never going to happen.
Now is the accepted time.
The Master's word is "Take my yoke upon you."
~George H. Morrison
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