11:30Matthew 11:30

Jesus invites all who labor under sin and sorrow to come to him, take his yoke of obedience and learn his meekness, and in doing so find rest for the soul.ST Jul 8, 1889+4 His yoke is submission to God's commandments and law of love in lifelong service, and his burden is the work of discipleship in carrying that yoke.Ms 147, 1899, par. 1–3+4 It is easy and light not because it removes duty, self-denial and the cross, but because he bore its weight on Calvary and now bears the heaviest part alongside those yoked with him.6T 247.2+4 In contrast to galling yokes of sin, worldly care, man-made ritual, Satan's bondage and self-imposed worry and control, his yoke brings freedom, delight and transforming grace to the submissive heart.ST Jun 12, 1907+4 Rest comes only on condition of coming just as they are, yielding the will wholly to him and learning daily in his school, and those who do find peace, strength for toil and power to overcome.12MR 232.3–4+4

The invitation is open to everyone who labors and feels heavily burdened, calling them to come, take the yoke, learn from one who is meek and lowly in heart, and so receive rest for the soul, because the yoke is easy and the burden is light.ST Jul 8, 1889+4 No one is excluded from the offer, which presents him as the source of strength, help, comfort and hope for all in trouble.ST Jul 8, 1889+1 Accepting the invitation and learning in his school is what equips a person to lead others to him.6T 318.2 Those who accept it experience its truth, and all are to seek this promised rest and show the world that wearing his yoke brings genuine happiness.Lt 299, 1905, par. 2–3+1

The promise closes his rebuke of Chorazin, Bethsaida and Capernaum for failing to repent, and his thanks to the Father for hiding truth from the wise and revealing it to babes, ending with rest for the soul through taking his yoke and learning his meekness and lowliness because his rule is gentle and his load is not heavy.9T 265.1–4 It is part of the gospel sounding down through the ages to the present, still ringing above world confusion and trouble, where taking his easy yoke means doing God's commandments as the only hope of rescue.Lt 78, 1900, par. 8 The same rest is offered throughout the history of the church as the peace and assurance belonging to righteousness.Ms 34, 1900, par. 49 As the greatest Teacher he speaks to laboring, heavy-laden students, knocking at the door of the heart with angels present when the Spirit moves, so that hearing his voice brings pardon, true joy and clearer views of him as Sin-bearer, and setting studies aside to seek him is no loss.Ms 73, 1896, par. 2 Giving thanks for the security of the covenant of redemption, he then opens his heart of love to offer salvation beyond priests and Pharisees to all people, rich and poor, high and low, learned and unlearned, presenting eternal life, inviting all into the covenant of grace as balm for sorrow over sin and disquiet of thought.Ms 106, 1902, par. 34

It was spoken from yearning to make souls happy, in successful work with the common people who heard gladly, and belonging to him and learning his meekness and lowliness gives rest to laboring, heavy-laden souls because his way is gentle and not crushing.Lt 153a, 1897, par. 25+1 He gave the invitation while walking among people uplifting the weak, the halting and the suffering and gladdening the hearts of the desponding and discouraged.Ms 63, 1898, par. 23 It closes his far-reaching invitation of kindness to weary, oppressed souls, showing tender pitying love that rebukes selfishness and heartlessness, patience that never wearies and love never repressed.Lt 104, 1910, par. 11–12 Spoken wherever he went, in temple, streets, field and wayside, as he scattered blessings, preached the gospel, healed the sick and let gospel light shine, it belongs to his example of constant progress in unselfish service and going about doing good for followers to copy.Lt 104, 1910, par. 11–12+1 He bore this yoke himself in ceaseless toil teaching in the temple, healing the sick, explaining Scripture in streets and byways, comforting mourners, bringing hope to the hopeless and healing scars made by sin, until exhausted human nature cried for rest and sleep in a fisherman's boat, rebuking those who do nothing to bless others.ST Mar 10, 1898 The same care appears in sympathy for the weary from heavy burdens, sharing their burdens and teaching God's love, kindness and goodness.COS 42.1–43.2

He spoke with positive authority, not guesswork, in perfect harmony of voice and subject, and his invitations of mercy and goodness cut away doubt whether the Lord will hear prayer, have mercy and give favor, so that mercy, grace and salvation in God can be found with certainty without remaining in ignorance and questioning.Ms 173, 1897, par. 20–21 His I will makes the invitation certain, not dependent on changing feelings, and accepting his yoke and learning from his meek and lowly heart brings rest to the soul.Lt 35, 1894, par. 4–5 The promise is to be grasped by faith and held fast even in difficulty.Lt 35, 1893, par. 1 It is to be claimed by asking and believing in order to receive salvation of the soul.Ms 103, 1902, par. 9 It must be personally accepted in entire faith as a word from his lips, held in humility and earnest prayer, asking and seeking with confidence that the Father will verify his word and make claimants rich in grace, because faithful is he that promised.Lt 293, 1905, par. 19–25 He means exactly what he says and is to be taken at his word, so the helpless soul hangs upon him and trusts the promise, finding the hand nailed to the cross stretched out to save, hear confession, receive requests, forgive sins and make the sinner a member of the royal family, giving hope to cheer under every circumstance and grace to bear all temptations.Lt 97, 1895, par. 62–63

Rest comes by simply looking in faith to Jesus lifted on the cross for everlasting life, exactly as bidden, just as bitten Israelites were commanded to look to the bronze serpent lifted on the pole and whoever looked was immediately healed.Lt 97, 1895, par. 20–21+1 The call goes to sinful, erring, weak, unworthy souls, to weary, homesick, sin-sick souls, to those longing to understand the Lord and his ways, and to the disappointed and perplexed, to come, accept his guidance and learn from his meek and lowly heart.ST Jul 23, 1896 It means obedient looking without reasoning how it is possible or questioning where the power to make whole lies, for those who stopped to reason died.Lt 97, 1895, par. 20–21+1

The promise is full and complete, and even the frailest who implicitly obeys his word will find rest by wearing his yoke and learning from him rather than learning from those with no living connection with God.Lt 93, 1899, par. 7–10 With the authority of true goodness and greatness it speaks to the wealthy, to people in business and high trust, to educated and gifted leaders, and to all in high social position who trust riches and feel not their danger, meeting those heart-sore and sick of vanity who long for peace they do not have and hunger and thirst for salvation and enduring value.COL 229.4–231.1+1 It is to be brought home to them by personal labor with tender affection, brotherly regard and kind manner made tender by love.COL 229.4–231.1 Coming brings a person onto holy ground into the presence of superior goodness immeasurably beyond anything earth affords and close to the living fountain of mercy and love, where the life of the only begotten Son offered up and assurance of pardon for the guilty race are impressed on heart and mind by the Spirit.Lt 79, 1900, par. 14–16 It also offers relief to those burdened by sin and responsibility, to sin-weary souls coming in faith, to the woe-stricken inhabitants of earth entreated by the loving Saviour, giving assurance of peace and pardon to the guilty through one meek and lowly in heart with power to secure salvation.ST Oct 10, 1900+2 Finding this rest means coming to the fountain of living water to drink and gaining the most vital thing, the knowledge of God and of Jesus Christ whom he sent, proved by revealing God in life and character and making him known to others, a light, joy and peace found nowhere else.ST Jun 19, 1893

For Edson the invitation to those who labor and feel heavily burdened to come, take the yoke, learn from the meek and humble character and receive rest means rest and peace come only through full surrender, while struggling to maintain his own way leaves him without rest or peace.Lt 36, 1892, par. 13 The yoke is easy and the burden light in contrast to heavy burdens a person gathers to himself that leave the mind in constant perplexity and trial, a self-imposed yoke God did not place on the neck.Lt 323, 1905, par. 8–9 For him this means laying down the heavy burdens he placed on himself and taking Christ's yoke in ministering in word and doctrine with active mind and clear understanding of Scripture to write books of special interest.Lt 323, 1905, par. 8–9

It is an invitation to Hattie Belden and her daughter to come to Jesus, learn from his meek and lowly heart and find rest for their souls, since serving under him is not an oppressive burden.Lt 194, 1907, par. 3 When Mary submits her will to God and follows him she knows his yoke is easy and burden light, because surrendering the unsubdued will is the way out of its bondage, not a hardship that makes salvation hard.21MR 253.5–254.2+1

Not wearing his yoke left John Kellogg and Willie Kellogg in darkness, while he calls them to take it, unite with brethren who all need to wear it, and learn his meekness and lowliness of heart which gives rest to the soul.Lt 165, 1904, par. 9–13 Wearing it and keeping hold of his strength makes them children of light, all light in the Lord, revealing his meekness and lowliness.Lt 165, 1904, par. 9–13 Wearing it means taking fewer burdens than in the past, walking unitedly and circumspectly with him as helper and sufficiency, having no fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness but reproving them.Lt 165, 1904, par. 9–13

The invitation completes his gracious call to all laboring under heavy loads to come for rest of soul by taking his yoke and learning his meekness and lowliness, where his rule brings ease and relief.Lt 223, 1904, par. 7–8 It was extended to save leading men in the medical work at Berrien Springs from carrying out cherished personal plans and treating the effort to save them as victory over brethren, calling them to accept the outstretched helping hand.Lt 223, 1904, par. 7–8 Their refusal leaves his appeal asking why they will not come and find rest and why they refuse his help.Lt 223, 1904, par. 7–8 The weary invalid too is invited to find rest in him by taking up assigned work rather than remaining inactive, feeling responsibility, living as a family by themselves, doing useful household labor within strength while shunning wearing labor, letting the mind receive healthy tone by dwelling on heavenly things, and earnestly training children in nurture and admonition, which also relieves others of constant care and sympathy.1T 557.2–558.1

Learning to follow means wearing his yoke and carrying his burdens, which the young women were not doing while giving Edith their deepest affection and letting admiration for her draw them from devotion to God.Lt 37, 1885, par. 4–6 His yoke of following and learning is easy and his burden light, giving rest to comers and enabling development of Christlike character even in a corrupt age, as Enoch did.Ms 13, 1899, par. 15–18

The invitation calls laboring, heavy-laden people today to gain a fitted experience under the divine Teacher who stays with them to help and instruct, as Moses was kept with God through forty years of shepherd work until fitted to lead his people out of bondage.Lt 133, 1897, par. 23–25 This learning goes on even in aggressive warfare amid hindrances and contention, ignorance and cheap earthly conceptions, duplicity and pride of opinion, perils by land and sea, false brethren, privations, trials, discord and strife, because submission to his training brings relief rather than oppression.Lt 133, 1897, par. 23–25 Taking his yoke means learning his humility and meekness, as Moses learned to lay aside pride and self-sufficiency and become patient, reverent, humble and very meek.Ms 11, 1903, par. 9–11 It means walking humbly before God, putting away self-sufficiency, and helping imperiled souls with gentle words and acts as God's little children rather than driving them farther away by harshness.Ms 11, 1903, par. 9–11

The call comes from the divine Christ who took human nature without ceasing to be divine, whose meek and lowly character gives the pattern for learning from him, offering the weary rest through a yoke and burden easy and light.6MR 112.3 It reveals him as greater than Abraham and Paul in genuine courtesy, his whole life a striking illustration of courtesy with countless instances of kindness, tender sympathy and love, and marvelous condescension shedding softness and beauty over his entire life.19MR 12.2–13.2 He has a kind look and encouraging word for all wearied and worn with labor, ready to help the most helpless.19MR 12.2–13.2

The yoke is restraint and submission and obedience, requiring full and complete obedience to all of God's commandments because human beings belong to him by creation and by redemption, and the burden is the work and duty of carrying that yoke in service and discipleship, including self-denial, lifting the cross and following in his footprints, with responsibility in his work.Ms 147, 1899, par. 1–3+2 Taking it means accepting submission, restraint and obedience with meekness and humility, receiving the truth and practicing it, coming into harmony with him and learning meekness and lowliness of heart, and those so yoked find rest and peace and are enabled to keep God's law.8MR 12.2+2 Wearing that yoke means following the obedience he himself exemplified, forming a character God can approve rather than living to please natural inclinations.Ms 27, 1902, par. 12+1 Unlike a self-made yoke which is galling, his yoke of restraint and obedience is easy and his burden light.Lt 81, 1900, par. 2+1

The yoke that binds to service is the law of God, the great law of love revealed in Eden, proclaimed upon Sinai, and in the new covenant written in the heart, which binds the worker to the will of God.DA 329.2–3+1 As cattle are yoked for effectual labor, so people are called to service as long as life lasts as co-laborers with him, joined to God's will which is high and noble and elevating for lifelong service as co-workers.DA 329.2–3+1 God so confines people to his will that they do not follow their own inclinations into Satan's snare and become possessors of his attributes, but patiently and wisely take up the duties of service.ST Jun 29, 1904 Yokes men frame for themselves that seem light prove heavy and galling and intolerably heavy, while submitting to his yoke and giving up the unprofitable struggle teaches needed lessons and gives rest, and yoking with him as co-worker brings perfect rest and freedom whereas self-rule does not bring true liberty.ST Jun 29, 1904+1 His yoke prepared by God is easy and light because it is in conformity with his requirements and his ten holy precepts, and wearing it in obedience is duty, while Satan's yokes are heavy because they are not in conformity and bind to the world against the commandments.ST Apr 28, 1898+2

The easy yoke and light burden mean the work God lays out in Isaiah 58:6-11 for fellowmen and for him, and that work should be tried.12MR 237.3–238.1 They do not give a life of ease and freedom and selfish indulgence, for his life was self-denial and self-sacrifice at every step and his true follower follows in his footsteps with consistent Christlike tenderness and love, becoming inspired with his spirit and life.12MR 237.3–238.1 The yoke is also the yoke of obedience meaning surrender of will and way and purpose to God, love for God and faith shown by obedience, receiving him as Saviour and taking a decided stand to be on the Lord's side, specifically by keeping the seventh day as the Sabbath after six days of labor, which gives rest to the soul, so that delay in surrender is loss every hour.Lt 44, 1899, par. 3–4

His yoke is a life of restraint and obedience learned by sharing his humility, and his meekness and lowliness lead followers toward peace and contentment and joy and an immortal inheritance.Lt 150, 1899, par. 8 It means giving up the will to God, the same thing as taking up the cross, cutting selfishness from the soul and ending following one's own way and doing one's own pleasure, denying inclinations and wishes when they do not accord with divine requirements even to a complete change of plans and purposes, and it cannot be separated from following him.ST Jun 29, 1904 Like the yoke on oxen that aids in drawing the load, his yoke lightens life's load when the will is swallowed up in the will of God and his gifts are used to bless others, and walking in his commandments means walking with him whose love brings rest to the heart.ST Jun 29, 1904+1 The bearer looks to the Master to direct the course in difficulty and presses more closely to his side as circumstances grow more trying, and finds the heaviest labor can be performed and the heaviest burdens borne because the Lord gives strength and gladness in doing the work.ST Jun 29, 1904 Accepting his yoke gladly displaces haughty self-sufficiency and makes room for his meekness and lowliness in daily life, so that when self is given to God he controls every part of the being.21MR 151.1

His yoke is not galling to the true Christian, for serving him is the truest freedom and obedience to God's law is a delight, and the Christian strives to live up to the law's perfection rather than lowering its commands to match shortcomings.AAP 4.1 It becomes easy and light when the heart is changed to see the beauty of holiness and to love God and his law, so that obedience springs from a heart aligned with God.MYP 102.1–2 Those who learn from him and take his yoke find rest because he walks with them and bears the heaviest weight, accepting obedience and even suffering for his sake without complaint, trusting his presence and following his example of keeping the Father's commandments.ST Jan 6, 1888 The ease and lightness do not mean obedience is unnecessary, for living in harmony with his holy and just and good law is the path of life and in the believer's highest interest.ST Jan 6, 1888 His yoke is the willing service of one whose will is being freed from sin and brought into harmony with him, and as people consent to serve him he shapes their thoughts and aims to conform to his will, so that doing his service expresses their own refined and sanctified impulses and becomes their highest delight.ST Nov 19, 1896+1 What Satan presents as galling, claiming it means giving up everything pleasant and yielding to arbitrary laws, really means loving God with all heart and soul and spirit in return for what he has done and living out the principles of the Word including in the family, opposed because it fits people to be children of God and partakers of blessing.3MR 71.1

The yoke of restraint and obedience is easy and the burden light when his truth is in the heart and his life gives strength, and wearing it keeps followers safe on the Lord's side and enables them to resist temptation and remain steadfast, whereas without his strength they cannot stand firm.ST Jul 9, 1902+1 Rest comes when truth moves beyond mere conviction of conscience into the heart, placed there by the Spirit to captivate the soul and renew the spirit of the mind and show transforming power in character, for truth held by conscience alone while the heart resists only agitates the mind and leaves restlessness, but received in the heart makes following gentle and freeing.Ms 130, 1897, par. 6–7 It is borne through meek humble submission to his rule and obedience to God's law, yielding the whole being to his control where his transforming grace makes sinners complete, and this submission brings peace and is the condition of salvation.ST Jul 22, 1897 Worn by pressing close to his side with his truth in the heart and his life as vitalizing power within, learned by sitting at his feet to be meek and lowly, those who wear it are strong in the Lord to resist temptations from within and without and to stand firm instead of bending like a willow at criticism or failing through dependence on man.Ms 59, 1902, par. 73–74 God shapes the character of those who accept it, makes them partakers of the divine nature and gives power to overcome the world's corruption, so that hearers who obey form righteous characters while those who disregard form characters shaped by indulged desires.Lt 44, 1903, par. 27

Taking his yoke is taking up in covenant the yoke of restraint and obedience to follow him and learn of him as a student in his school.Lt 66, 1899, par. 3–4 Putting the name on the church books declares that covenant to wear his yoke, to serve him voluntarily and to be his follower, and complying with his invitation means yoking up with him from the heart by daily genuine conversion and linking up with him every day by earnest prayer.Lt 66, 1899, par. 3–4 Formal union with the church without heart-union with him is worthless, and failing to lift the cross and yoke up with him loses much in this life and everything in the future life.Lt 66, 1899, par. 3–4 The yoke is taken in the covenant of membership to walk in his footsteps in harmony and love and unity in meekness and lowliness of mind, drawing together in sympathy and forbearance, cultivating courtesy and respect, strengthening the weak and inexperienced, so that what is lacking in one is supplied by another and all talents work together under the Spirit as he worked.Lt 26, 1900, par. 19–22 Wearing it is the only way for the church to have most perfect unity, with rest found in learning his meekness and lowliness, and wearing it means accepting the conditions of service through which by his grace human beings are united with the divine and joined in heart and mind.Ms 165, 1907, par. 4–6+2

The yoke is worn through humble dependence on God and faith that trusts him at all times and in every circumstance.Ms 62, 1896, par. 41–44 Wearing it means bringing every passion under God's control and bringing thoughts into captivity to him, and this leads to healthy growth in beauty and grace of character.Ms 62, 1896, par. 41–44+1 It is the restraint of the Spirit, so that those yoked with him resist heated passion and refrain from speaking angry fiery words, as he teaches meekness and lowliness and gives rest to the soul.Ms 73, 1897, par. 20–21 Even when the natural tendency is to seek amusement and avoid responsibility, submitting to his discipline is not crushing, for thoughts are brought into captivity and the way of obedience is easy and light.Lt 71, 1893, par. 9 His yoke is made up of patience and gentleness and longsuffering, and he humbled himself and took human nature to teach fallen people how to share in the divine nature, so that learning his meekness teaches them to love one another and refuse to criticize and condemn, borne by learning from him and placing self in his hands.Ms 118, 1904, par. 15–16 This lived obedience brings rest and includes practicing Christian politeness and treating others as one wishes to be treated, and those who take it work with God and carry his burdens so that when they meet temptation they can endure without being overcome or dishonoring their Redeemer.Ms 239, 1902, par. 2+1

His yoke of doing the work God gives is easy and its burden light because he bore its weight on the cross at Calvary.6T 247.2+2 Of himself man can accomplish nothing in that great work set forth by God, and he came to show men how to do it, so those who come, take his yoke, learn his meekness and lowliness of heart find rest of soul in that service, the yoke manageable and the load not heavy.Lt 206, 1899, par. 13+1 His call is to all who labor and carry heavy loads to take up his way of working and receive rest, and the cross he requires to be borne creates more strength than it uses up, though taking his burden still means meeting conflicts and trials in doing duty.Ms 169, 1899, par. 16+1 The hindrances to perfecting Christian character are in ourselves which he can remove, and every self-denial and sacrifice in following him is a step of the lost sheep returning toward the open doors of the heavenly Canaan entered through the door and not by climbing up some other way, the life he prepared through his own suffering and death never having cost pain or grief if it had never been left.Lt 7, 1877, par. 6

The yoke is easy and light because he carries the weight for those yoked with him, stays near and bears the heaviest part, so yoked to the car of duty the burdens of life are carried lightly while without him the load is heavy.Lt 58, 1902, par. 12+4 Rest and peace come only on condition of yoking up with him, and learning from him and wearing his yoke makes learners meek and lowly in heart who through experience find rest in serving him and bear joyful witness to its lightness.Lt 58, 1902, par. 12+1 His yoke helps bear every burden that needs to be carried, and willing obedience to God's requirements brings peace of mind, clear judgment and steadfastness of character to redeem through faith, with meekness and humility marking all obedient to God's law.12MR 232.3–4+1 Serving him is not an unbearable burden, for when people take his yoke and learn from him he carries the load with them and they receive promised help, finding rest in trying to please the Lord as students of his meek and lowly lessons.Lt 134, 1901, par. 2–4+2

He makes work lighter because he bears the yoke with his people as laborers together with God able to sow the world with seed bearing fruit for him.Ms 68, 1895, par. 5–6 His promise of a light burden rests on his own experience, for he bore human nature and was tempted as people are, feeling affliction even more keenly because his nature was higher and nobler, and he is fully able to help because through strength received from God he overcame Satan and fallen angels.Ms 68, 1895, par. 5–6+1 His human nature, not his divine nature, endured the wilderness temptations and the contradiction of sinners, living a perfect human life tempted in all points like others and suffering physical weariness, weakness, hunger, thirst, sadness and sorrow over hard hearts, spending whole nights in prayer for those who would not come for life, so those for whom he suffered should not choose own will and selfish gratification since without him nothing can be done.14MR 334.1–2 His yoke of submission is easy and his burden light because he bore the difficulties and trials human beings face, and those who take it and learn his meekness find rest with a way of escape provided though the enemy brings strong temptations, his sympathetic heart identifying with suffering people while God's mind, peace and grace guide the worker serving as instrument in God's hands.ST Jun 10, 1908+1

The easiness rests on his humiliation and atoning sacrifice which unlocked the gates of prayer, set ajar the gates of hope and opened the heaven he desires people to reach, while his patience, forbearance and grace keep it open, giving reason now to believe, hold fast to the arm of God's power and trust without worrying.Lt 123, 1904, par. 8–9 His humility is shown in veiling his divine nature in humanity and humbling himself as a man, no humility surpassing that of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, and looking to him subdues self-seeking so the spiritual eye beholds the glory of his character.Ms 64, 1895, par. 9–10 He took human nature and lived it out to show how flawed humanity with objectionable features, infirmities, tendencies and prejudices can link up in harmony of opinion and sentiment, which means learning from him who is meek and lowly, looking to him for how to act, seeking wisdom from God, committing mind and soul to his leading and not cultivating natural and hereditary tendencies to wrong.Ms 60, 1898, par. 9–13 The invitation comes from One who was Prince of heaven and made infinite sacrifice to come to a world marred by the curse and lay hold of fallen humanity, carrying terms that must be accepted by taking his yoke, learning his meekness and rendering cheerful obedience to become an example, with every advantage to accepters who find the rest they crave.Lt 309, 1905, par. 9 Taking the easy yoke means denying self, taking up the cross and following him in consecration, self-denial and self-sacrifice as he lived when he left heaven, lived the law and gave himself for souls, for only in that self-denying discipleship is rest found fitting believers for prepared mansions, exemplified in laying aside royal robe and crown to come as a babe living lowliness, poverty, privation and self-sacrifice to establish correct methods of medical missionary work in simplicity and economy without display or demanding stipulated sums.Lt 84, 1900, par. 5–7+1

Spoken to every human being whether they know it or not because all are weary and heavy laden with burdens only he can remove, the easy yoke and light burden mean release from the heaviest burden of sin that would crush sinners if left to bear it, because the Sinless One took their place and bore guilt to give rest.ST Jun 29, 1904+2 It also means he bears the burden of care and sorrow, inviting all to cast care upon him because he carries them on his heart and understands every circumstance of life.ST Jun 29, 1904+1 No human or angelic being is a sin-bearer and no one can save self by good works or blot out one sin, so the weary, despairing, weak and troubled must look away from self, lay sins of omission and commission upon him who bore the sins of the whole world, and believe his words that he pardons and accepts the erring just as they are to become children of God through his blood, for he loves to have the weak come, bears long with erring children and ministers by angels to every believing soul.Lt 36, 1900, par. 1–3+1 His followers can bring every trouble to him and leave it with him trusting he will carry it, for he is the sin-bearer who takes away the world's sin.Lt 72, 1903, par. 18

His yoke is easy and his burden light because believers are privileged to draw from his inexhaustible supply of grace and light and love, and the more they impart to meet the necessities of others the more they receive, with their own souls refreshed and satisfied by his love.Ms 63, 1898, par. 23 Accepting his invitation by linking life with him and submitting the whole self to God brings rest of soul, and those who take up this yoke of discipleship and service are sustained by that inexhaustible supply.Ms 63, 1898, par. 23+2 His service is not an oppressive burden, for his abundant fullness supplies every qualification needed by those who serve sincerely, and those who accept and learn his meekness and lowliness find rest sustained by grace.Ms 140, 1903, par. 55–56+1

The yoke becomes easy and the burden light as human character is transformed, for through faith anyone may become one with him in obedience and service sharing his life and the inner strength of piety that animated him.21MR 370.2+1 Wearing his yoke and lifting his burdens means putting him on in words, spirit and actions with him living within, a life of obedience to all God's commandments from love and disinterested, true-hearted, honorable labor taking up responsibility toward fellow men as the law defines and loving neighbor as self, so all service merges into his life, not feebleness and inactivity or self-love and self-pleasing but noble obedience revealing itself as part of his life and making its possessor a partaker of the divine nature.ST Mar 10, 1898+1 John learned to wear his yoke and bear his burden as he opened his heart to his influence, hid self in him and followed his lessons, yielding as he watched his tenderness and forbearance and learned humility and patience until a violent, proud, ambitious spirit gave way to a life shaped by him.DA 295.5–296.2+1

The yoke of following him is easy and his burden light when a person's will is aligned with God's and they walk beside him, carrying their part while he carries the heavier part and growing one step at a time, so taking up the cross, denying self, overcoming the world and following in his path do not make the burden gall the neck but give rest and strength for the way.Ms 13, 1888, par. 68–71 Taking his yoke means restraining human will, appetite and inclination, and yielding to him brings rest bearing witness that his yoke is easy, found easy when a person gives up own will to be led and taught, choosing his disposition and doing his will so even heaviest spiritual labor can be borne because the Lord gives strength, power and gladness.Lt 44, 1903, par. 2–10+1 His yoke is easy when life is in harmony with him and learns from him, but galls when out of harmony, and coming to him with burdens brings rest for he knows sorrows and stands ready to help, with wearing his yoke involving obedience and sanctification through truth, growing in divine life, understanding duty and confessing him.Ms 40, 1886, par. 10+1 Taking them means fully surrendering to God, submitting to the yoke and bearing its burdens rather than making a half-hearted commitment.Ms 7, 1890, par. 12

The yoke is easy to a submissive person and his burden light, for learning from him who is meek and lowly brings rest to the soul.Ms 239, 1902, par. 5 It proves easy and light only to those who submit and learn his meekness and lowliness, which means self-sacrifice and entire consecration of body, soul and spirit, and all who would work for the Master must enter that submission while those who have not are not to be exalted to high positions, yet as workers learn they find service restful and do not grow weary.Ms 57, 1903, par. 3+1 It is easy and light for one who submits entirely and accepts the whole truth with all its consequences, only appearing galling and the cross only looking fearful, inconvenient and too heavy because Satan makes it appear so, for he loves the sinner, accepts full consecration and becomes Burden-bearer and never-failing Friend so none need try hard to save self or do some great thing to commend self to God but cast away fear, leave consequences with the Lord and resolutely and cheerfully lay hold, when taken up thus the burden not grievous but a support lifting the bearer.Lt 20, 1867, par. 6–7 His yoke is lighter than the burden of sin and the pain of a violated conscience, belonging to his invitation to the weary to come and find rest from One who understands weakness and temptation and gives help rather than demanding they carry burdens alone, and it is easy when the heart is fully surrendered so love springs up, the will is yielded and what was a cross becomes a pleasure, whereas reliance on own efforts brings no rest but rest comes through faith in his acceptance of repentance.RH Apr 19, 1870+1

His yoke is a yoke of love and tenderness, unlike the galling burden of worldly cares, customs and fashions that weary people and mar character, and even the weakest can grow strong through grace while wearing it in harmony with God, with fullness of joy and praise, humility, active communion, tenderness, mutual respect and kindness among laborers instead of tearing down another's work or needing outside amusements.ST Jun 12, 1907+2 His service is not a crushing ritual burden like man-made ceremonies and priestly restrictions that left continual unrest and inability to meet requirements, obscured the commandments and turned the Sabbath into a burden hiding its true meaning, nor minute rabbinical requirements that could not be kept and left no rest from troubled conscience and discouraged service, nor a different yoke formed by ministers teaching fables and foolish human imaginings that galls souls with disquietude and discouragement, for God's law itself is holy, just and good and becomes grievous only when human requirements are added and presented as God's, and no one keeps it without His righteousness but through His strength can obey fully and reflect His character.DA 328.1–2+4 His yoke is easy and light in contrast to Satan's yoke, and by taking it and learning from Him a person finds rest, recovers from sin and is freed from captivity, while refusing it leaves one yoked with Satan and his confederacy in deceiving destroying power and held captive unless surrender is without reserve.Lt 106a, 1896, par. 36+2 Refusing means putting a heavy galling yoke on one's own neck by sinful indulgence, such as appetites with no foundation in nature like drinking wine or beer, using tobacco, and cardplaying and gambling that fill the mind with vain hopes, degrading God-given powers with irritating galling consequences difficult to break once taken.Lt 8, 1893, par. 5

The heavy galling yoke in contrast is self-made and self-imposed, cumbrous, consisting of worldly anxiety and care, guilt, self-righteousness, and following own ways, wills and plans, leaving darkness, discouragement, tumult and bondage, while His prepared yoke brings rest, peace and wisdom unto salvation, knowledge to the ignorant and hope to the despairing.ST Apr 15, 1913+3 Surrender must put off that self-made yoke and take His instead, yielding whole mind, soul and body, resting in the compassionate Saviour, receiving Christ through the Holy Spirit as ever-abiding power and sufficiency, laying burdens at His feet rather than rushing to human agencies, becoming meek and lowly with self hid, ceasing complaint and judging, beholding His spotless purity until self dies, the new birth quenches unholy ambition that keeps guilt upon the soul, and daily beholding and practicing His virtues keeps perception clear and the yoke easy.ST Apr 15, 1913+2 Only humble, contrite, diligent students who cherish meekness find abiding peace, saving knowledge of Scripture, rich experience in trusting and obeying, strength in the Redeemer despite feebleness, and quietness amid tumult by believing without feeling and working from principle in unwavering trust, laboring as He labored with self-sacrifice to strengthen weak hands, confirm feeble knees, remove stumbling blocks and bring sinners to conversion, laying aside the yoke of bondage made by serving the world and worrying over its cares to make His service the chief aim.ST Apr 15, 1913+2

Unlike painful burdens people make for themselves by dwelling on trials, condemning themselves, doubting God, worrying, planning and trying to manage everything alone with perplexity, care and worry, taking His yoke means coming, learning His meekness and lowliness, trusting His promise to bear griefs and burdens, and finding rest.Ms 80, 1893, par. 87–90+2 The responsibilities the Lord gives are not to overtax so as to leave weariness, irritability and loss of self-control, and duties God did not design to be performed, excessive or unsuitable demands He never made duty, are not to be groaned under, but are to be borne with trust, pure, sweet, sympathetic heart.MYP 135.2+2 Christ lays no galling yoke, so no yoke made by any human being should be taken up for self or for God's people, for cooperating with Him keeps His yoke easy and communion with Him lightens daily burdens, following the plain course of duty without letting earthly ties however dear obstruct it and without letting human agents frame duties or bind and hamper movement now or in the future, allowing truth to shape character and standing free.12MR 38.4+3 Taking His yoke means struggling not against natural claims but against sin to be met and repulsed at every step in the plainly marked way of denying self and taking up the cross daily.14MR 62.1–2+1

His yoke is not oppressive like yokes devised to control others, contrasting human control, dictation over those laboring in partnership with God, kingly authority, human-imposed restraints on service, and extra tests and crosses invented for others, and followers are not to submit to them or be ruled by human will but to be guided by God's word, learning from Him in meekness, humility and lowliness in daily obedience, with requirements presented in mercy and invitation rather than hardness, and with humble prayer and reliance receiving strength and committing the case to truthful righteous judgment, since the Father understands weakness, needs and capacities.STMW9 3.2+4 This presents a choice between His yoke and man's yoke of human control and influence, which must be broken and taken away before physicians and workers for God can do their God-given part in proclaiming truth, requiring refusal to remain noncommittal or neutral in the conflict between the Prince of life and the prince of darkness, freed from deceptive sentiments that spoil faith and lead downward to denying Him who bought them.Lt 255, 1904, par. 15–20+2 Those appointed to His work wear His yoke only when they refuse to bind themselves to human-devised restrictions, such as conditions on handling God's goods like the sale of health foods, for coming exactly to men's terms is not wearing His yoke but a yoke framed by human devising that proves a snare, and God will give counterorders to restrictions that bind His servants, leaving them free under God alone as owner and manager to act as circumstances demand.Lt 51, 1900, par. 30–32

Wearing His yoke means refusing to make leaders burden-bearers by pouring all difficulties and perplexities into them and wearing them out, refusing to take on the crushing burden of acting as conscience for others, and refusing to carry others' sins by dwelling on, watching, accusing and talking of faults and errors, since Jesus alone as Redeemer bore human sin in His own body and alone knows the worth of souls He purchased, and no human can be a sin-bearer even for his own guilt, so to take that work crushes the life out and bows one down while bringing distress rather than rest.21MR 270.4–6+4 Instead burdens, need for wisdom, and others' mistakes are to be brought straight to God who gives liberally, turning attention to Him who heals, comforts, gives hope, peace and rest, with each individually accountable to God and acting as God moves rather than being moved by another mind, impressed and directed by the Spirit with freedom of action and choice instead of human restraint, founded on Christ and His righteousness.Lt 23a, 1893, par. 50–56+2 In contrast to oppressive self-placed demands such as fashion that sacrifices health and life's best interests and enslaves, His way brings freedom from that self-imposed slavery, and obedience to God's and nature's laws brings contentment, peace and happiness, meaning contentment with plain, convenient, healthful clothing and living usefully by His meekness and simplicity rather than a burden heavier than He requires.Ms 109, 1909, par. 53–54+1 The mother fails to hear His invitation to rest because fashion's clamorous demands drown out His voice, its very galling yoke overtaxing mind and body with early and late work to remodel garments and keep pace with display, leaving her too tired and heartless to read the Bible, pray or train children, and bringing perplexity and distress.ST Jan 1, 1902+1

Rest comes only on condition of yoking with him, by coming, taking his yoke and learning meekness and lowliness of heart.12MR 232.3–4+3 That rest is quiet sitting under the shadow of his love with great delight, not hasty transit, learning quiet trust, gaining strength for toil and conflict, lessening care and worry, and possessing his peace, rich blessings, hope and cheer through his promises.Ms 45, 1902, par. 16–18 He stands at the side to bear the heaviest part of the load, so burdens of life and the car of duty are carried lightly, while without him the load is heavy.12MR 232.3–4+2 Rest of spirit and mind comes in proportion to willing obedience to God's requirements, giving clear judgment and steadfastness of character through faith, with meekness and humility marking all obedient to God's law, peace in his service, the whole being submitted to his control, and transforming grace making fallen beings complete in him.12MR 232.3–4+2 Many miss it because busy activity leaves no time to rest quietly in promises, but the soul must take hold of eternal realities, mount higher on faith's wings after the divine, conquer by obedience, recognize blessing with thankful spirit, and even amid confusion and weariness find peace in Jesus.Ms 45, 1902, par. 16–18+2

The promise is made to all in perplexity and sorrow with no ifs or ands, and rest is assured to all who come.Ms 80, 1903, par. 18 His yoke is the yoke of obedience, not binding or galling, but easy and giving rest in spirit with a light burden.Ms 80, 1903, par. 18+2 Rest comes in the very act of taking the yoke and is found in experience, then realized more fully that his yoke is easy and his burden light.Ms 80, 1903, par. 18+3 Entering that rest through Jesus begins eternal life here, as people learn from him and walk with him, filled with his love and satisfied with his presence, testifying from experience, including by serving God in teaching others the way of life.Lt 255, 1904, par. 15–20+3

Taking his yoke requires coming in faith and accepting his invitation, and the oppressed and discouraged laboring under discouragement find comfort and rest.3MR 70.2–3+2 Those who refuse do so because separated from him, and refusing his gracious invitation means refusing his help and rest and missing learning in his school that brings sympathy with him and fellow believers and wisdom unto salvation.3MR 70.2–3+2 In contrast to his easy yoke and light burden, many take their own yokes and by that choice bring themselves into difficulty.3MR 70.2–3+1 The invitation is joined to coming in faith, receiving pardon for sin, and being renewed and transformed.17MR 23.2–3

He tells helpless, sinful, heavy-laden people to come just as they are.Lt 13, 1898, par. 11–12+2 Coming means falling upon him as the Rock and being broken, seeing self as it is, pleading with God, drawing nigh so he draws nigh, and seeing defects of character as imbued with the enemy's spirit working his will to kill the soul and leave it in danger.Lt 13, 1898, par. 11–12 Taking his easy yoke and light burden brings deliverance, and when tempted he lifts a standard against the enemy.Lt 13, 1898, par. 11–12 Those who come need not carry sins or rely on self for salvation but lay sins on him who laid down his life to save, find rest and sustaining presence, are received without repulse or humiliation, and bring him all burdens to receive rest and peace.Lt 98b, 1896, par. 11+3 Once conditions are met the burden of sin is not to be carried or measured by feeling but rolled upon the Saviour in full trust that he gives rest as promised, with pardon certain when sins are confessed with contrition and put away in simple childlike faith as sons and daughters, while those who will not come do not receive life and many keep grievous self-manufactured burdens under condemnation and doubt that wounds his heart.RH May 21, 1908+1

Coming means coming with contrition of soul and receiving him as personal Saviour, which strengthens faith.Ms 11, 1898, par. 1 Coming means bringing everything to him and making him dependence and trust, going to him alone rather than applying to any human agent for light, for he is the one Mediator and Intercessor who helps wisely, the Lamb of God who takes away sin in whom is all sufficiency.Lt 4, 1893, par. 17–20+1 Telling him failings and receiving instruction from his words is eating his flesh and drinking his blood and becoming partakers of the divine nature, turning to God and the Bible as true standard instead of by-and forbidden paths where human is mixed with divine and fables taught as truth, so all naming his name depart from iniquity.Lt 4, 1893, par. 17–20+1 Taking the easy yoke with becoming a student of the Word softens and subdues the heart by the Spirit, opens the mind to teaching in nature, and prepares for study and learning even in practical labor like breaking and cultivating soil.Ms 11, 1898, par. 1 Coming lays sin, vice, folly, pride and worldliness at his cross because he loves and saves from sins not in them, bringing peace and rest of conscience, clean heart, renewed mind, satisfied wants, salvation within reach through great promises sealed by his given life, though many turn with disdain giving eternal things transient thought, and accepting truth brings longing for transformation.Ms 44, 1898, par. 40+1

The invitation directs to seek help from him rather than making others bear difficulties, for his service is not oppressive and those entrusted with God's work should rely on him for wisdom, linked with one mighty in counsel who never mistakes.Lt 88, 1896, par. 11–13+2 Help is to be sought from him directly because he is near at the right hand, instead of sending far away, rather than coming to human beings for counsel.Lt 37, 1900, par. 8+2 He himself can carry comers and all their burdens, strength lies in taking every burden and difficulty to the great Burden Bearer, honor is conferred on those coming in believing prayer, human help is feeble and divine power infallible, so believers must counsel with God for the Spirit's guidance, bring united prayer in Jesus' name mingled with praise and thanksgiving with unwavering faith, humble themselves, and refuse to make flesh their arm lest unbelief steal in and faith die.Lt 109, 1904, par. 7–9 No surer way to rest is offered than coming, taking his yoke, learning from him, with assurance his service is not heavy and he is source of help rather than human resources, distant places, or conference presidents, bringing onto holy ground near mercy with the way opened from embarrassment.Lt 37, 1900, par. 8+1

Rest is found by coming without delay, bringing burdens and trials to his sympathy, sorrows to his love, wounds to his healing, weakness to his strength, and emptiness to his fullness, exchanging heavy self-life and wounded self for his rule and learning his meekness.Lt 46, 1900, par. 31–33 He never disappoints a surrendered soul but lightens all who look to him, as self is surrendered and he abides within.Lt 46, 1900, par. 31–33 Coming and learning from his meek and lowly heart brings rest, urging placing burdens on Jesus and trusting promises as an anchor to God rather than drifting, offering comfort to one overwhelmed by work and care to learn and trust rather than carry all alone.Lt 98, 1886, par. 3+1 The heavier the burdens cast on him the more blessed the rest, for he watches, delivers, strengthens, enlightens and heals those turning to him so they endure trials, with rest available to all under plainly stated conditions.DA 329.1 Those bringing burdens in prayer and trust find them easier to bear, whether a mother weighed by child-training receiving sustaining strength, cheerfulness, hope, courage and wisdom, or one in conscious weakness amid hardship finding relief, strength, calmness and peace because Jesus carries burdens brought to him.ST Sep 13, 1877+1

Taking his yoke and learning his meekness and lowliness is the only way sinners can be saved and find rest, marking every step of the only path to the strait gate into the narrow way.Ms 147, 1899, par. 13+2 No one can obey and be saved in own strength, so sinners are told not to worry or fear but come trusting his strength instead of human weakness, and yoked with him as Redeemer he himself is strength and efficiency, which makes yoke and burden manageable.Ms 147, 1899, par. 13 It draws affections from the world, binds interests to his, and brings close fellowship with God by joining his strength to those coming in trust.RH Oct 23, 1900 Coming, taking and learning brings an experience every soul must have to enter the kingdom, proving all God could do has been done to save, choosing God's way under God's protection, while refusing to yoke and learn leaves no protection and persisting in disobedience leaves sinners under Satan's deceiving destroying power where sin brings death.Ms 75a, 1897, par. 10–13+1

The yoke stays light and does not weigh down when believers first come and then take only work he specifies.Ms 73, 1906, par. 1–3+1 No extra burdens are to be gathered having no special relation to God's work, everything undertaken is to represent true Christianity, meekness is learned, and work is done in his lines as a sanctified people with assurance of pleasing God.Ms 73, 1906, par. 1–3+1 True love works without friction by carrying no self-manufactured burdens and putting no self-invented yoke on the neck, laying off self-imposed loads to do only God-given work in own lot, surrendering as a child in his school, opening the heart by faith to the gospel testimony, letting light shine, and coming closer to brethren, which works revolution in the heart.Lt 7, 1900, par. 23–24 His yoke and burdens are not burdens from taking more than can be done wisely and well, extra burdens are to be left with Jesus while necessary burdens are borne with him as he sustains, working humbly within abilities rather than trusting competence, keeping work within God-given physical and mental strength to preserve spirituality and firmly refusing excess that brings over-weariness, irritation, and loss of blessing.Lt 48, 1886, par. 9–10+2

The promise belongs to those who really trust him.Ms 9, 1883, par. 19–20 Effectual workers do the work he left, commit it to the Lord in prayer for wisdom and guidance, then leave results wholly with him instead of taking the burden back, planning and executing all themselves, worrying, fretting, groaning under overwork, and living in constant activity.Ms 9, 1883, par. 19–20 Those trusting what they commit find promised rest to the soul, peace and rest, and with a company wholly relying he accomplishes a great work where one chases a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight.Ms 9, 1883, par. 19–20 The promise is recalled amid heavy heart and uncertainty as assurance alongside promises forming the mind of Christ and steadfast loyalty, calling dependence and wholehearted seeking to find help and duty by God's counsel rather than human judgment, placing cares on him rather than carrying as if work depended on self, working faithfully without worry to be used for glory, and taking time to wait in his presence rather than exhausting in unceasing labor.Ms 180, 1898, par. 13–14+3

The invitation to burdened and heavy-laden people to come is joined to receiving personal spiritual care through prayer, conversation, home visits, and searching the Word.Ms 3, 1899, par. 28 Resting in him as personal Saviour brings new life, and a worker knowing him can lead others to that same rest and peace.CH 582.2

Learning his meekness and lowliness is the higher education that brings rest to the soul, gained through whole-hearted surrender to God and daily learning in his school of restraint under the Master-teacher.8MR 260.5+4 Taking his yoke means coming under the control of God, wearing his yoke of restraint, obeying the rules of Christian principle, and submitting to him as teacher because he is meek and lowly in heart.CT 211.3–4+2 Teachers must do this first in order to learn self-control before guiding youth, to gain discernment to employ wise methods, and to govern those in charge with firmness yet pleasantly and kindly amid the perversity of childhood and youth.CT 211.3–4 The more he is known the more the learner desires to know him and the more ignorant he feels about eternal things, while studying his Word under this yoke brings growing understanding and illumination as God works within to shape both will and action.Lt 8a, 1879, par. 2+1

Taking his yoke means learning from him and following his example of meekness and humility, for his life reveals the character his followers must form.Lt 200, 1907, par. 7+3 His gentleness and humility are to mark their lives, contrary to the spirit of the world, and his life of patient, cheerful, loving service despite trials and temptations exemplifies the invitation.Lt 200, 1907, par. 7+2 Wearing that yoke of obedience to all God's commandments and restraint from being a channel of sin gives rest and frees from complaint, murmuring, mourning, walking in self-kindled sparks, and devising and planning for self.Lt 46, 1898, par. 10–13+1

Those joined to him as branches to the living Vine bear the same pure, undefiled character and fruit as he does and walk in his steps in the same spirit, humbling self as he humbled himself to lift people to become sons and daughters of God, rather than living in pride, strife, and division.Lt 25, 1903, par. 1–2+2 Learning this lesson removes self with all its defects from the front, stops hiding Jesus behind poor selfish humanity, and enables a person to live over again his life in meekness and lowliness of heart.Ms 12, 1891, par. 26–27 Those who learn it become true witnesses qualified to reveal him by tender pitying love, mercy, good fruits and divine character, while those who do not keep him in the background and bring sorrow when they see they have exalted self in his place.Lt 25, 1903, par. 1–2+1 Keeping the eyes fixed on Jesus makes self count as nothing and leads to continually clearer views of his character, and by the Spirit beholding his glory transforms people from character to character into his likeness.Ms 176, 1899, par. 15 No humility surpasses that of the Lamb of God who veiled divinity in humanity, and looking to him subdues self-seeking so the spiritual eye beholds the glory of his character.Ms 64, 1895, par. 9–10

Beholding him in speech, in patience, and in good works forms the believer like him, straightening crooked traits and bringing rest.Ms 64, 1895, par. 9–10+2 Self, the old disobedient nature, dies and Christ lives in the heart, so the person is born again with a new nature, gains some conception of God, holds truth as truth after glimpsing his glory, and quenches unholy ambition that keeps a galling yoke of guilt upon the soul.Ms 102, 1902, par. 9+2 Learning from him subdues ambition, pride, and self-esteem, with self hidden in him bringing peace and rest.Ms 130, 1906, par. 13+1 Ministers respond by letting self die and Christ live in them, which enables them to love one another and prevents the weakness that comes from division.Lt 175, 1902, par. 16–17 Learning of him gives strength, shapes heart and words toward purity and tenderness, and leads to holiness and a life of love.ST Oct 3, 1895

Taking the easy yoke and light burden means receiving God's converting power, being converted daily, falling upon the Rock and being broken, giving up pleading for one's own way, ending continual warfare with self, learning meekness and lowliness from him, finding rest, and becoming a blessing to others.Lt 410, 1907, par. 17–21+1 It means thorough conversion away from envy, jealousy, evil surmising, strife of tongues, and opposition to his ministers, to meekness, lowliness, confession of wrongs, and sustaining the workers through whom he converts souls.Ms 71, 1907, par. 50–56+1 It means humbling self before God, breaking with self-indulgent associations, yielding to the molding of the Holy Spirit to reach the gospel standard, whereupon the humbled one is lifted up and even financial failure is turned to blessing.Lt 69, 1899, par. 3–5 It calls people to give up cherished sins and stop excusing habits as my way, overcoming conduct that brings trouble to themselves and others, in contrast to striving to be great by breaking commandments and indulging self with riches, which brings shipwreck of faith and loss of eternal life.Lt 69, 1899, par. 3–5+1

Wearing his yoke gives experiential knowledge of God as all who come, receive and practice his teachings, make his words part of life, and place themselves under his instruction as the great Medical Missionary to work with him are given needed knowledge that the world with all its traditional learning cannot supply.CH 401.2–3+1 He gives wisdom to the meek and lowly, enabling them to discern truth, bringing to light the reason for things and the result of actions, as the Holy Spirit teaches the student of Scripture to judge by righteousness, truth, and justice.CH 401.2–3+1 Learning from him as the greatest Teacher takes more than reading the Word given for instruction; it takes searching Scripture carefully and diligently, comparing portion with portion because Scripture unlocks Scripture, and reading and praying and studying with the Holy Spirit beside the student as divine Teacher enlightening the understanding.Ms 47, 1902, par. 43+1 Searching Old and New Testaments in his Spirit enlightens the mind and quickens the heart with holy admiration, and going to him in helplessness, studying his Word, applying it, and asking what the Master says makes his Word become life, strength, comfort, joy, hope, and assurance, which is feeding on him.Ms 45, 1898, par. 33+1 The easy yoke and light burden are obtained by studying the Word, the highest education and science of a pure Christian life to be taught in schools and sanitariums, and living on the plan of addition in 2 Peter brings help, strength, blessing, and the eloquence of a meek, lowly life.Ms 86, 1905, par. 16–17

Taking his yoke means learning from his meekness and lowliness and serving in his spirit of goodness, patience, and love, which consecrates people to bless others and unites them with him and with one another.Lt 74, 1897, par. 12–13+2 His service is not a crushing or oppressive burden but gives rest, and as meek teacher he trains followers in goodness, patience, and love so they become channels of love.Lt 74, 1897, par. 12–13+2 Those yoked with him work with him in refining speech and temper under the Holy Spirit, following Bible rules and ministering with his mercy, love, and grace, spending time and strength to seek the lost, share truth that brought joy and peace, and tenderly plead with people to come.ST Jan 18, 1883+2 His meek, gentle, patient, loving character shapes those who have his Spirit, leading them away from bondage into holiness and service, and he stands as compassionate helper amid trials and divisions that weaken the church.Lt 74, 1897, par. 12–13+1

His meekness and lowliness teach the discipline that brings peace, rest, faith, confidence in God, and true happiness, requiring bringing self under God's will, controlling impulses, subduing self, denying inclination, and giving up present advantage for future good.Ms 14, 1896, par. 14+2 Learning humility from him prevents hard feelings among people and guides those in trust to serve faithfully and correct with gentleness rather than rudeness.Ms 14, 1896, par. 14+1 Bearing his yoke means enduring insult and abuse without retaliation or prideful opposition, for his gentleness replaces the galling yoke of pride.ST Nov 6, 1879 His humility enables rising above slights, rebuffs, and annoyances without gloom, avoiding quarrels and angry answers, soothing irritation, quieting retaliation, giving strength for victory, making home life happier, with reward an inheritance of glory.2SP 206.2–207.1+1

Wearing his yoke means learning from him to be meek and lowly through personal experimental knowledge that does not misrepresent him, complying with conditions God laid down and following the path he marked out, with assurance the gates of the city of God will open at last.Ms 127, 1905, par. 10–12+2 Those gaining this experimental knowledge demonstrate it in life, and ministers and physicians must sit at his feet to learn it, constantly guarding mind, soul, words, and spirit to reveal children of God instead of exalting self and human ability.Ms 127, 1905, par. 10–12+1 Wearing his yoke is true Christianity and real service, meaning abiding in him, living to please him, building character after his likeness, and receiving all his words including reproof of appetites and passions with reform of character, temper, and disposition.Lt 157, 1897, par. 10–11 Meekness and lowliness are Christian virtues, yet humility does not mean devaluing oneself or holding a harmful opinion of oneself.Lt 159, 1899, par. 2–3

Taking the yoke is entering a cooperation in which God in Christ yokes Himself with human workers, combining divine power with human effort.Ms 1, 1891, par. 24–26+4 The offer carries terms and conditions that must be accepted, for two cannot walk together except they be agreed, and accepting means learning meekness and lowliness of heart and rendering cheerful obedience to the will of God.Ms 1, 1891, par. 24–26+2 Every advantage, wisdom and hope belong to those who so accept, becoming an example to others and finding the rest of soul they crave.Lt 309, 1905, par. 9+1 That labor is laboring as He labored with self-sacrifice, working in His line to strengthen weak hands, confirm feeble knees, take stumbling blocks out of the way, and bring sinners to conversion.Ms 1, 1891, par. 24–26 It is practical experience of a real living bond between sinner and Saviour in which truth is lived, making His service gentle instead of heavy.Lt 135, 1897, par. 18+1 It is service shared with Christ for the glory of God and the uplifting of humanity, entered emptied of self, pride and love of supremacy, yielded to the Holy Spirit, accepting the lowest place at the Saviour's feet and waiting for His leading, and then finding rest, peace and calm communion with God in the midst of conflict so the work feels easy and light.ST Mar 24, 1909 Because workers belong to God under His jurisdiction and walk in safe paths trusting His wisdom and not their own, no erring mortal is authorized to muzzle, dictate to, control, or say you shall do this and you shall not do that to a fellow worker, and such domineering power as exercised at Battle Creek is offensive, never given by God, will be judged, and must give way to leave God to rule His own human agencies.Ms 7, 1895, par. 2–3 Its easiness rests on abundant promises of love and grace and on the pity and yearning of the Heavenly Father, greater than any earthly parent, toward those striving for the overcomer's reward, offered by One who was Prince of heaven and made infinite sacrifice to come to a world marred by the curse and lay hold of fallen humanity.Lt 309, 1905, par. 9+1

The yoke is easy because those who take it are joined with Christ as fellow workers with God in a living, sacred union.Lt 38, 1893, par. 15–17+3 In His school they learn from Him and become Christlike in character, while entrusting their souls to Him and being kept by God's power, whereas a yoke people make for themselves is bondage.Lt 38, 1893, par. 15–17 Joining with Christ is a blessed opportunity, taking His yoke meaning becoming a laborer together with God.FE 471.1 Serving and working with Christ is a yoke shared with Him in close companionship, binding followers together under Himself the Head so each does a part while depending on Him and becoming a power for good.CH 569.2 Workers who take up His work are blessed, their lives gain new activity as heavenly angels cooperate with them, and being yoked with Christ is the way of working with Him by which those yoked become more precious than gold.Ms 83, 1897, par. 11+1 Those who would work with Him must be converted and pure in heart and character rather than relying on their own wisdom, for without Christ they can do nothing.FE 109.3

Wearing His yoke means abiding in Him and being one with Him, and this oneness is the only way to walk as He walked and to do medical missionary work in His manner.Ms 130, 1902, par. 22+2 Bearing His yoke brings rest to those who come with burdens and gives spiritual life and power as laborers together with God, forming through sanctified cooperation a life character accepted in the heavenly kingdom and cooperating with God in doing His will on earth as in heaven.Ms 130, 1902, par. 22 The invitation is given by Christ as spiritual teacher and genuine medical missionary who clothed divinity with humanity, laid aside kingly crown and command of angels, came in lowliness and lived as a man among men, was tempted in all points yet without sin so He knows how to succor the tempted, and was wounded for transgressions and bruised for iniquities to bring peace and healing, and hearing and obeying is known by practical experience in which medical workers following His example learn by experience what the easy yoke and light burden mean.Ms 9, 1903, par. 22 Christ gives rest and heavenly grace to all who seek it for ministry, His yoke easy and burden light for those with greater faith in the Word, with the Holy Spirit's work done in them, learning His meekness and lowliness, finding appointed place in God's work and doing everywhere the medical missionary work Christ did for spiritual and physical need, standing firmly at duty and laboring patiently so Christ's righteousness and enriching light from God's throne are revealed to needy souls.Lt 30, 1911, par. 11–13 His servants wear that one yoke when they work with Him rather than a yoke made by human beings, and working yoked with Christ the great Educator means drawing with Him and makes teachers successful.STB 46.1–2+1 Those laboring in ministry and medical missionary work wear it by walking in humility before God and using varied gifts to bless humanity, and then God uses them as His helping hand, united in one body under Christ with every part controlled and guided by God-given wisdom, in harmony with no jealousy over Paul or Apollos or Cephas, drawing in even cords without friction, ministers giving room to fellow laborers and not measuring brethren by their own ideas, following no human devising and fastening the soul to no human leader because Christ is the Leader sent by the Father to redeem the fallen race and restore God's moral image for God's glory.Lt 233, 1899, par. 13–14

Wearing His yoke means following His example of simplicity and self-denial in service, learning from His meekness and lowliness and finding rest, and this way of life is not oppressive.SSP 27.2+3 That shared service provides means to establish gospel medical missionary work in many places, and for medical missionary workers following this prescription means receiving power from the Saviour to reveal His character and do sounder work.SSP 27.2+3 It supports a life of simplicity and godliness rather than extra show and outward attraction.Lt 140, 1898, par. 13 Hearing this voice of God brings present and future good and makes it safe to connect with sanitarium work, helping those who learn of Him to act consistently with the name medical missionary and represent the great Medical Missionary, not charging a high price for a few minutes' work, not acting just as any other worldly physician, and doing work bearing the trace of missionary effort rather than dishonoring God by bearing the name without missionary character.Lt 46, 1901, par. 14

His easy yoke requires following His self-denying example in medical missionary work by standing in the counsel of God, giving thorough, neat, orderly service while refusing the high-wage plan and extravagant wages for physicians and surgeons, because Christ made Himself a donation to the world and His workers must work on the same economical, sacrificial terms.Lt 309, 1905, par. 10–11+1 Wearing Christ's yoke means learning His meekness and lowliness, including willingness to serve without insisting on a stipulated wage or worldly display, position preserving dignity, or worldly customs.CH 350.1+2 His own life of simplicity, poverty, willingness to suffer and sacrifice exemplifies the humble service His yoke calls for, serving sufferers where they are and not refusing work because it brings less pay, comfort or worldly status.CH 350.1+3

Taking His yoke means working with Him in self-denying labor to save the perishing, using powers and knowledge to bring truth, warning souls, comforting the broken-hearted and bearing fruit through daily dependence and His heavenly intercession.Ms 31, 1897, par. 12+2 Christ's yoke of discipleship and service is easy and His burden light, those coming, learning His meek and lowly character and working humbly beside Him finding rest, revealing His character as they serve with Him and joining the work against sin and evil.Ms 31, 1897, par. 12+1 Taking Him means following Him as pattern in complete self-sacrifice with no selfishness, as He left heavenly riches and power to live in humble humanity to enrich others through His poverty, and where this character is revealed in all His professed followers thousands more are converted.Ms 101, 1906, par. 40 Joined to His meekness and lowliness it offers rest and calls followers to bear the cross and represent Him with self-denying gentle spirit, working with Him to save those who believe in the One the Father sent, while refusing the gospel invitation or leaving talents unused does not remove responsibility but burying them increases it.Lt 194, 1901, par. 4–5+1 A desire for ease and lack of service are signs of failing to take up that work.RH Aug 21, 1900

That service for saving souls can be done even by weak and newly converted people whose hearts are softened, who speak from experience and by studying Christ gain power to shine as lights and testify with joy.Ms 130, 1906, par. 42–43 Christ's service is the science of saving souls, giving rest enabling weak newly converted people in unpracticed weakness to labor successfully because the service is easy and light, living in newness of life with hearts subdued by grace, speaking from what Christ has made precious rather than from studying science, with fervor, depth, songs of joy and honest recitals of grace reaching many souls, and as they work out the grace Christ works in and continue studying Christ, believing gives power to become sons of God, shine amid a crooked and perverse nation, come into His likeness with fullness of joy, and give testimonies attended by power.Ms 130, 1906, par. 42–43 The rest and peace promised to the weary and heavy-laden is given through the message of truth about Him who gave His life a sacrifice for every soul, longed for by those sitting in darkness in foreign lands and in cities and towns at home, and those receiving present truth must go with untiring zeal, consecrated effort, self-denial and self-sacrifice in God's strength to carry it to all who never heard, lifting up Christ to draw sinners to Him.9T 60.1–2+1 He longs for every soul to yoke with Him in the sacred work He came in flesh to accomplish, taken by the meek and lowly, even the ignorant if meek and lowly made whole-hearted sincere disciples fit for the Master's use comprehending His great design for a perishing world, serving as self-denying soldiers of the cross and laborers together with God doing the work of faith among the degraded to save precious souls.Lt 37, 1898, par. 9–12 Many who wear it are not discerned as workers and never had ministers' hands laid on them in ordination, yet they wear the yoke and exert saving influence working in different lines to win souls.Ms 33, 1894, par. 21+1

Those who take up canvassing are invited to give themselves wholly to God, come and learn from His meek and lowly example to find rest.6T 318.2+1 Accepting His invitation and learning in His school is essential to being equipped to lead others to Him, for His yoke and burden are easy and light to those who come and learn.6T 318.2+1 Learning from Christ brings rest and equips for God's work, knowledge gained in His school through Scripture and the renewing power of the Holy Spirit making able to lead others to Him, and God works through those accepting His instruction.MC 10.1–2+1 Wearing His yoke means having Christ as constant unseen holy Companion in ministry, especially in canvassing, with respect and reverence for Him and learning His pure holy ways, and with the Holy Spirit's accompaniment preparing men and women to become pastors to God's flock.MC 28.1+1 Those cherishing His companionship feel holy awe and sacred joy amid trying experiences and tests, learn to pray as they work, are educated in patience, kindness, affability, helpfulness and true Christian courtesy, have words and feelings purified from harsh unkindness, use speech as precious talent for high holy work, learn to represent the divine Companion, develop through faith and are gifted with power to clothe truth with sacred beauty and speak of future immortal life.MC 28.1+1

The yoke and burden are the cross of willing unselfish service in inviting others to the feast God has prepared, including circulating truth-filled books, which may seem heavy at first but as lifted lifts the bearer bringing peace, joy and rest.Ms 43, 1903, par. 5 Sharing His glory requires first taking up His yoke and bearing His burdens, the way to eternal crown including a race to run and battle to fight because the cross comes before the crown.ST Mar 26, 1902 The easy yoke and light burden are learned by experience only by those meeting God's conditions, obeying and honoring His law, wearing His yoke and daily learning meekness and lowliness, running the race and fighting the battles, and learning thus gives rest.Lt 22, 1902, par. 27–29 That service means patient earnest labor for others and Christ's cause rather than spending time and resources on needless ornaments, unselfish effort for souls being lasting work rewarded by Christ.RH Dec 10, 1914

Yoking with Christ in gospel work binds followers together in dependence on Him as Head so each does his part as one power for good, remedying disunity, as He joined every branch of work healing as readily as preaching.Ms 101, 1898, par. 6–7+4 Taking the yoke elevates and sanctifies because dealing with God's great principles, making laborers together with God and fulfilling God's benevolent design of reciprocal dependence and influence, in contrast to Satan's binding men to destroy God's image and pervert the gospel.6T 241.5–242.1 Christ's work is shared, people with different abilities joining in service, helping one another and bearing one another's burdens, and those recognizing weakness, praying and working with zeal and sharing what they receive become able to give more, joined to Christ the living Head and strengthened by His Spirit.Ms 101, 1898, par. 6–7 That includes serving neighbors in mission fields at home and abroad without narrow or pharisaical principles, living love to God above all and neighbor as self, laboring side by side under His yoke in appointed work.Ms 15, 1897, par. 1 Bearing His yoke and carrying His burden means taking up work for Him, applied to the question of why so few willingly do this work.6T 424.1

His requirements become easy only when a person decides they cannot do as they please and still be a Christian, surrendering the will to God's will, yielding human will, appetite and inclination, giving up self-guidance and consecrating self to God's work with thoughtful kindness to others and love proving obedience.Ms 13, 1897, par. 14+3
Rest is a present daily experience in continuing service at one's post, not only in heaven nor release from duty or exertion, but loving to do God's requirements with all powers on His side, with peace of Christ and conscience no longer scourged, learning restraint and obedience from Him who is meek and lowly, overcoming unlike-Christ traits and strife for supremacy, and this rest is not idleness but work, obedience and use of powers for God amid conflict with self.Lt 12, 1889, par. 3+4
Following Him brings rest but does not remove daily self-denial and bearing the cross in His school, and only in that self-denying discipleship of consecration and sacrifice as He lived and gave Himself is rest found, fitting believers for prepared mansions, with rejoicing central and cross-bearing through suffering as well as ease lifting toward God and into fellowship with the needy.Lt 212, 1903, par. 3+4
Taking His yoke means faithfully doing duties revealed in God's Word in the entrusted place, each having an appointed place measured by what is entrusted, and refusing those duties means not being a Christian.18MR 269.1–3+3
Parents who lead families must first come, learn, submit to His authority and obey God's highest authority as dutiful children, then faithfully educate children, and teachers and students must unite with Him in teachable obedience and discipline since human ability alone cannot convert souls, with children taught to accept the invitation and brought to Him amid inherited and learned evil tendencies and temptation.Ms 138, 1903, par. 13+4
Jesus invites teachers into His school to learn humility with teachable spirit under God's control and restraint in obedience to Christian principle under the Master-teacher, and a teacher must first learn self-control to gain discernment, govern firmly yet pleasantly and kindly, meet childhood perversity, and serve as example of obedience.CT 211.3–4+4
He invites learners to take His yoke and teachers to repeat it by stepping down from superiority to study the Bible together with students on the same level, depending on Christ for knowledge with nothing credited to self, asking questions, receiving new light, and growing in love, consecration and sanctification.Ms 102, 1902, par. 2–4
For students the all-important lesson is to bear the yoke of the meek Jesus, keeping hold on Him for strength against surrounding temptation, hearing and obeying to become living epistles through educators who keep the Word as textbook, remain learners with living touch with God, grow in faith in His blood and grace, and daily surrender to do His will.Ms 10a, 1895, par. 23+4
All connected with the church must be humble, and those in responsibility bear it by daily wearing the yoke gracefully, growing in grace and knowledge, relying wholly on His wisdom rather than own importance, acting with love, patience, courtesy and gentleness rather than haste or force, so heavy responsibilities are not crushed upon one person nor carried by dictation and kingly authority.Ms 138, 1902, par. 3+4
No one is fitted to care for the church's spiritual health until he has put on the yoke, and wearing it with kindness and mercy, esteeming others better than self, putting away self-glorification, envy, evil surmising and contention, fits men for great and noble deeds and changes them into His likeness by the Spirit, making leaders channels of light in His school.Ms 89, 1906, par. 13–14+1
He is the great Burden-bearer and helper so workers must not feel the whole weight of the cause rests on them nor tax themselves to exhaustion, but come for rest, learn meekness daily, lie low at His feet, hide self in Christ, put God first, talk less of self and more of Jesus and His sufferings, stay cheerful and trustful, and trust Him rather than self or men since no human is wise or strong enough to sustain workers and He upholds all leaning whole weight without sinking.20MR 135.5+4
His yoke and burdens are light unlike burdens people make when they worry, plan and manage alone or take more work than can be done wisely, and followers are to leave extra burdens with Jesus and learn to bear necessary ones with Him as He sustains, freeing them from galling self-imposed home and business loads, anxious control, and duties God did not design, which leave weariness and irritability.Lt 47a, 1902, par. 16+4
When powers of darkness seem combined against God's people the easy yoke calls to trust God because the Lord has not forsaken the earth or His people even where Satan maintains warfare against resisters.Ms 29, 1885, par. 18–19
Safety is found in wearing His yoke and carrying His burdens rather than burdens invented by opposers disconnected from Him, and in keeping yoked every hour in communion with God, following where He leads, obeying His word and health light, clothed with His righteousness in meek contrition with the Spirit working through the believer toward the unfading crown.Lt 71, 1898, par. 7–8+2
Living for God under His care makes life's burden bearable, not promising freedom from trials or sorrow nor a crippled mourning walk, but teaching afflictions are light and momentary when attention is fixed on unseen eternal glory, with rest lost only outside Christ and yoking a privilege and exaltation.Ms 229, 1902, par. 8–12+3
Easy yoke does not mean no burdens or crosses, but they can be borne in His name and strength, and His provision at infinite cost makes heavenly blessedness possible in everyday life amid irritation with forbearance, love, gratitude and peace, while resting in His love brings freedom though sharing His sufferings belongs to hope of glory.ST Dec 17, 1885+1
The verse belongs to His call to learn from Him whose meek character gives rest, joined with following His example in self-sacrificing service for the hungry, poor, naked and oppressed requiring self-denial at every step with consistent tenderness and love, not ease, freedom from responsibility or selfish indulgence, the work of Isaiah 58:6-11 to be tried, inspiring the follower with His spirit and life.Ms 20, 1897, par. 23+3
Self-denying service for others is His easy yoke, not ease and selfish indulgence, inspiring the follower with His spirit as He fed the hungry, healed the sick, comforted the downcast, soothed stricken hearts in deed without seeking His own interests, which is living for God's glory and uplifting others in purity against worldly selfishness and false rest.Ms 20, 1897, par. 23+3
Following His way calls for patient faithful resistance to temptation rather than anger or hasty speech, living meekly and submissively rather than complaining or accusing one another, with rest entered as ministers let His Spirit shine in self-controlled kind words making peace, laying aside superiority and refusing to undermine fellow workers since self-exaltation and cruel words offend God, and beholding Christ to think little of self rather than cherishing pride.Ms 187, 1903, par. 18–20+4
The verse keeps the Christian life in view for speech, teaching when to speak and be silent and avoiding excited hasty words, so words testify to partnership with Him in suffering, evident in pure speech avoiding cheap conversation and using speech to honor God and comfort the needy.Lt 105, 1901, par. 2+1
His invitation directs people to seek help from Him rather than making others bear difficulties, and burdened people should bring burdens to Christ who sustains rather than unload onto others or human resources, entrusting burdens to the Burden-bearer and not taking them back, giving cares to Him rather than carrying trials alone.JIOKP 23.2–3+4
He gives rest through an easy yoke to all who come at once and learn meekness by beholding Him for strength, which means ceasing blame, complaint, brooding over injuries and evil surmising, taking self in hand, humbling self, repenting, praying for a new heart, believing, and diligently making calling and election sure for abundant entrance.Lt 321, 1905, par. 15–21
Rest and peace and happiness come only in God's appointed way by learning to wear His yoke and bear burdens, taking self in hand, disciplining impulses and will under reason, learning meekness, doing duty, submitting desires to God's rule, forgetting self, keeping the last six commandments and being a blessing instead of clinging to personal plans.Lt 3, 1886, par. 33–35
Peace, rest and happiness come from yielding the will to His will and serving Him, bringing sweet peace and no room for loneliness or self-centered complaint, and this rest is not idleness for His service involves work, obedience and using powers for God amid hard effort and conflict with self, while fretfulness comes from amusement and self-pleasing rather than doing God's will.Ms 35, 1896, par. 19+2
Submitting to Him as teacher brings rest because He is meek and lowly, and as Creator and greatest Teacher learning from Him is the path to true greatness before God, calling all to enter His school, drink at His fountain, be grounded in truth and kept converted daily, in contrast to broken cisterns and mere human authors, preparing for life with angels.9MR 70.1–3+4
The yoke is submission worn by abiding in Christ and learning His meekness, taken by humbling and chastising self instead of criticizing brethren, while any yoke a person manufactures always proves galling.Lt 48a, 1900, par. 5–6
Taking His yoke means accepting submission, restraint and obedience with meekness, and those yoked find rest and peace and can keep God's law even in smallest matters, with obedience compatible with rest rather than complaint as they draw with Him.8MR 12.2+2
Taking His yoke is taking up perfect obedience and returning from the apostate's side to loyalty in keeping His holy law, an honor needing no apology but rejoicing that God gave His Son for everlasting life, with every soul accountable and knowledge of law bringing the repentant to Christ, forsaking sin and refusing to lower the standard or serve mammon.Ms 166, 1897, par. 4–5+2
Taking His yoke means identifying with Him, and through the Holy Spirit He unites His people, gives righteousness and makes them complete in Him, removing hindering sin and supplying weakness with strength.Lt 338, 1907, par. 4+1
His yoke of restraint and obedience is easy, and by wearing it believers find rest and are enabled to bear one another's burdens, elevated, sanctified and ennobled, abiding in Him, working in His lines in mutual love and woven together, making a school God approves to prepare a people to stand.Lt 38, 1903, par. 6–7+1
His yoke is perfect submission with human will submerged in God's will, taking it means coming feeling no help except in Him, trusting a crucified risen Saviour and leaving every trial with Him, and it does not make work hard since difficulty comes from pouring troubles upon finite humans instead of bringing them to Jesus.Ms 83, 1891, par. 6–8
His yoke does not make work hard, difficulty comes from pouring troubles upon finite humans instead of bringing them to Jesus, and trusting own efficiency and making flesh an arm makes work hard while trusting God makes His Word sure, since no man can hold another up and perplexities leaned wholly on Him bring companionship and present help, with service not crushing.Ms 2, 1883, par. 8–10+2
His service is not oppressive but an invitation into partnership under His own direction with gentle rule, so human authorities should not control, muzzle, dictate or place human judgment between Christ and the soul, but all look to Christ and the Spirit since works are under the Lord's jurisdiction.Ms 29, 1907, par. 30–32+1
His servants must break every yoke people seek to bind on them and stand free yoked with Him where truth stamps character, accepting no hampering yoke now or in future as a snare, being amenable to God alone as His heritage and wearing His yoke in purity.19MR 157.4–158.3+3
God forbids heavy yokes people lay on servants by restrictive rules that hinder and cramp, and those responsible must remove them, trust fellow workers, credit their love and unselfish labor and leave them free to solicit means and carry forward work, as with the Madison school, repenting of binding galling yokes.20MR 103.1–2+1
He is not pleased when people make hard what He made easy by set rules and specifications for fellow laborers, but wills and ways are to be submitted to Him with mutual love, bringing His rules into life and copying His lessons, so workers find rest and become examples not judges.Ms 44, 1894, par. 17–20
Christ never lays a yoke of carrying others' sins, His light burden brings rest while the yoke made by watching, accusing and talking of others' faults galls and gives no rest, for no human can be a sin-bearer since Jesus alone bore sin and taking it would crush life out.12MR 8.1
Christ's yoke is easy for those who freely serve from love with whole self surrendered in physical, mental and moral powers because bought with blood, while reluctant constrained service is never easy, and wholehearted service brings happiness, freedom and His enabling cooperation.Ms 77, 1897, par. 4–6
Labor for Christ is light when it flows from love, so believers gladly live and work for Him and accept pain, toil and sacrifice for others, following His commandment-keeping example with resources entrusted as pleasure not complaint, in contrast to half-hearted divided service.Ms 43, 1894, par. 26–27+1
When sinners come and receive pardoning grace love springs up, every burden becomes light, duty a delight and sacrifice a pleasure, and trust brings peace and joy through the Spirit by relying on Christ's merits not self or works, anchoring to God as burdens are placed on Jesus.SC 59.2+3
His yoke is easy when a person gives up own will to be led and taught, choosing His disposition, so even heaviest spiritual labor can be borne because the Lord gives strength, power and gladness, with rest in Christ Himself not apart from Him, overcoming self-pleasing and learning amid new fields.Ms 88, 1903, par. 7+4
Bearing the yoke does not remove spiritual labor but He gives strength, power and gladness to carry it, and serving and carrying out His work brings rest, quietness, contentment and assurance of duties well done, with burdens borne without resentment or comparison and strength gained through difficulties.Lt 154, 1899, par. 8–9+4
Jesus lays no burden heavier than can be borne, when He bids people do duty He takes care of consequences, and He does not ask anyone to bear more than strength allows, never forsaking the desiring soul, so heavy loads should be laid on Him who can carry them rather than gathered to crushing.RH Jan 10, 1856+2
Christ does not lay heavier responsibilities than preserve spirituality, His yoke stays easy only when work is kept within God-given physical and mental strength, so excess work bringing over-weariness, impatience, loss of love, courage, faith and blessing must be firmly refused.Ms 7, 1903, par. 1–2
The responsibilities the Lord gives are not overtaxing or unsuitable, self-chosen loads contrary to counsel should not be mistaken for His yoke but laid at the Saviour's feet while faithfully doing appointed work, not groaning under ungiven demands or self-fitted excessive yokes that drain and distract.RH Oct 31, 1907+4
God does not want work to be drudgery, duties become irksome when the heart is not in them, so the whole heart is to be put into work as service of love with praise and highest powers, and Christ found in the work makes it light with joy and harmony in loyalty and fidelity.Ms 20, 1905, par. 8–9
He invites every soul desiring to follow to take His yoke by following His example in His footsteps in the marked path, requiring nothing He has not done, and He will live with all who heartily invite Him and bring growth from dwarfhood to full stature through faith working by love, with impatience and pride the hindrance, each standing in appointed lot.Ms 5, 1899, par. 1+1
The yoke is the life of following His example in the path He marked out, calling for humility, patience and service rather than pride and self-seeking, belonging to counting the cost of discipleship and asking no obedience He has not practiced.Lt 109, 1893, par. 6–7+1
Following Christ means accepting His yoke and bearing the cross, so claiming Him while refusing discipleship is inconsistent, and casting aside the yoke means leaving the narrow humble path for strange paths, which believers must not do but remain under.8T 99.5+4
Taking His yoke means joining His work and sharing concern for the needy, seeking poor and rich, distressed and sin-trapped with compassion as He identified with fallen humanity, sowing truth, establishing work with economy, relieving nearby distress for reward, and drawing evenly rather than insisting on own way.STB 806.2+3
Taking His yoke means joining Him in service, trials, humility and burden-bearing for others, and those refusing misrepresent Him, while followers prepare through study, prayer and reliance on the Spirit to win souls.6MR 21.2–22.1
Being yoked with Christ means carrying a burden for lost souls and laboring with heavenly agencies, not idleness on plea of being a lay member but active use of time, strength and talents, sharing trials in self-denying soul-saving work, wholehearted continual sacrifice trusting results to God, with even weak newly converted softened hearts speaking from experience with power.Lt 31, 1894, par. 21–23+4
The verse calls every believer to bear His yoke by taking up active work instead of idling, wholly consecrating every occupation and growing to full stature letting Christ's righteousness shine, using talents and speech for God not amusement, though few do so and many must be urged.Lt 89, 1897, par. 24–29+3
His appointed work is a burden followers take up continuing what He began, attending to the oppressed and breaking every yoke, counting it privilege for valued salvation.SBAWP 8.1+1
Christ's yoke is the work of serving with Him which the converted take up by striving to rescue others from Satan's power with heart, mind and strength, and young people are urged to yoke with Him to seek the lost in decisive battle against deception, awakening from neglect while opportunity lasts.RH Mar 20, 1900+3
Taking the yoke means cooperating with Christ in salvation, growing to maturity and becoming overcomers through the Lamb's blood and testimony.Lt 109, 1898, par. 11–14
Taking His yoke means working with Him to lift others from sin and teach living faith in Christ's righteousness, which does not save by human effort alone but through faith while laboring with Him.Ms 1, 1889, par. 41–43
Taking His yoke means joining Him and learning from Him with humble trust for strength rather than self-dependence, giving mind into His hands, following where He leads not own inventions, recognizing weakness to receive His strength and become sons of God.Ms 41a, 1896, par. 20+4
Yoking with Christ means binding the human will with God's will, joining weakness to His strength and ignorance to His wisdom, cutting away worldliness, pride, appetite and appearance, and handling money as the Lord's with self-denial to supply His cause and suffering need.Lt 66, 1899, par. 7
Yoking with Christ is diligently cooperating with God and one another rather than managing in own wisdom, submitting self to die so God works within supplying every defect with holy attributes, powers and helps, bringing unity, completeness in Him, full joy and labor together with God.Lt 251, 1899, par. 11–17
Wearing His yoke means cooperating as laborers together with God after His order with eye single to glory, building imperishable righteousness on gold and precious stones rather than hay and stubble, avoiding independent judgment and entanglements.20MR 368.2–369.1+1
The yoke is borne by the sanctified through truth who give up independent action for harmonious united labor toward one purpose, drawing with Him and fellow workers instead of acting alone, not refusing a trying brother, with meek self-control and without avarice or sharp dealing but kindness and justice.RCOC 14.1–2+4
Wearing His yoke means yoking with Him and pulling together with brethren in the same direction instead of acting apart to cooperate as one in redemption, working under His direction not for recognition, drawing evenly without friction under Him as head.Ms 56, 1898, par. 14–15+3
When all pull in concert the burden is light, while self-willed working in own lines, methods and plans works at wrong time and direction, requiring laying aside self-will, high estimate of wisdom, offense-taking and exercising self-restraint as good soldiers.Ms 56, 1898, par. 14–15
Being yoked with Christ means being one with Him which requires first being one with each other, for those not yoked pull the wrong way with passion meeting passion causing collision in meetings that tells the world they are not of God and opposes reform, while the yoked unite in harmony to victory.6T 139.1–2+1
Wearing His yoke means drawing with Him in active cooperative work to save souls on ruin's brink, with an active church realizing it wears His yoke and seeking help from grace to keep from going backward.Ms 59, 1898, par. 10–12
Being yoked means doing study and work with Him from Christian service motives, doing physical and mental work wholeheartedly as duty to God cheerfully and thoroughly bringing encouragement and excellence, rather than overdevotion to study turning from meekness.Ms 84, 1897, par. 12–13+1
Yoking up with Christ comes only by consecrating self and, for students, consecrating studies for time and eternity, cultivating talents to return with increase as laborers together with God.Ms 174, 1897, par. 6–7
Taking Christ's yoke means beginning practical service in ordinary student life rather than waiting until school ends, directing efforts to the Lord's side, including city mission work during the school year with bands for Christian help work.Ms 68, 1897, par. 37+1
Education should place students under Christ's yoke rather than burden them with worldly customs, with schools in closing years of an entirely different order from past worldly schools, since unguarded teachers place worldly yokes of fashion instead.STB 555.1–2+2
His yoke contrasts with worldly yokes requiring teachers not to burden students with worldly fashions but follow a distinct plan under His yoke.RH Feb 6, 1908
Christ's yoke is easy and burden light unlike the self-made yoke of envy, jealousy and evil suspicions and burden of stubbornness and discord which make people wretched and grieve Jesus and misrepresent Him.Lt 64, 1888, par. 5
Taking His yoke means thorough conversion away from envy, jealousy, evil surmising, strife of tongues and opposition to ministers to meekness, confession and sustaining workers through whom Christ converts souls, laying aside ambition for highest place which copies Satan's sin and loses Christ from the heart, yielding personal desires instead of urging own will.Ms 33, 1891, par. 5–6+3
Christ calls people out of jealousy, faultfinding and evil-speaking into His school, exchanging their heavy self-made yoke, and His way must not be made hard nor His cross burdensome, since meekness fills the emptied heart with undying love and union strengthening brethren against darkness.Ms 50, 1894, par. 20–23
Learning to wear the yoke means conversion into oneness with Him, curing opinionated obstinacy and division such as agitated over the color question, making possible adjustment according to the Lord's order instead of unsanctified clamoring for supremacy.Lt 105, 1904, par. 3–4
Yoking anew means learning godliness beginning with humility and yielding to the Spirit, leading to unity and loving work, with invitation complied with daily, self under Spirit control, jealousy emptied since it cannot share room with Him.Lt 248, 1899, par. 6–8+1
Wearing His yoke ends complaining and dissension, makes believers like teachable children, cements hearts as one and sends them toward Zion with thankfulness and melody, removing divisions through confession and reformation and bringing fellowship, while refusal perpetuates alienation.Lt 152, 1899, par. 14–15+3
Wearing His yoke means becoming a learner in the heavenly school by being kind, courteous and brotherly especially toward appointed leaders, uniting heartily to advance work which pleases the Lord and brings strength to overcome defects, while opposition makes work hard and spreads disaffection.Lt 227, 1904, par. 8–9
Wearing His yoke and lifting burdens means learning greater lessons requiring laying aside superiority and refusing to undermine an associated physician, instead encouraging the weak and helping the shorter in faith, for self-exaltation and cruel words offend God.Lt 11, 1887, par. 6
The invitation to wear His yoke to learn meekness means beholding Christ to gain proper self-estimate and think little of self rather than cherishing pride, exalting self, thinking little of sins and spreading virtues before God, since pride in knowledge refuses His yoke.Lt 35, 1885, par. 11–14+1
Taking His yoke means learning meekness, refusing to exalt self by talking of deeds, extolling abilities, displaying knowledge or tearing down others, for He lived in complete dependence doing only what He saw the Father do, and boasting shows self in command like a tyrant.Ms 118, 1903, par. 5–7+2
Wearing the yoke means learning meekness, loving Jesus in obedience to all commandments, abiding in Him and sharing divine nature with life transformed to purity, for love in word alone without obedience does not wear it and ends in rejection.Ms 26, 1885, par. 16–18
Wearing the yoke means living in dependence while representing Him, being prepared as dwelling for the Spirit, drawing closer amid struggle and showing sympathy for the neglected without approving degradation, grieving sin while following His leadership in meek service amid discouragement.SW 25.1+2
Being yoked and learning His meekness equips people to act justly and mercifully and treat work and fellow workers with kindness, compassion and courtesy, softening spirit by receiving Christ and diffusing love instead of bitterness sowing tares, with sanctified tenderness in conduct.Ms 43a, 1898, par. 29–31+3
Wearing His yoke means receiving His Spirit, learning His ways and representing Him in meekness, with God making it the test in choosing workers who walk humbly enough to be taught, trusted to speak immortal truth and represent its principles.Ms 123, 1907, par. 9
Wearing His yoke means taking Him as Guide under God's supreme control, honoring God by well-ordered life and godly conversation in contrast to selfish practices, with whole being under training as witness to union with Christ.Ms 18, 1903, par. 12
Taking His yoke means keeping close to Jesus, studying His virtues, practicing lessons, seeking the Lord in prayer with humility rather than self-exaltation and strife for supremacy, communing wholeheartedly, treating souls tenderly without harsh denunciation, and bearing the yoke gracefully as faithful workers.Lt 37, 1898, par. 4–5+1
Taking His yoke means giving up human devising, self-confidence and vain philosophy, becoming as a little child willing to learn with the Lord as defense, drinking living water becoming a well unto everlasting life, surrendering desire to lead and cultivating patience instead of stubborn retaliation lest paths crook.Lt 87, 1901, par. 9–11+2
Taking His yoke means humbling self, breaking with self-indulgent associations and yielding to the Spirit's molding to reach gospel standard, with the Lord lifting the humbled and turning failure to blessing, letting go superiority and submitting to God's will rather than breaking commands for riches to shipwreck.Lt 205, 1903, par. 8–11+2
Taking His yoke means recognizing weakness, giving up self-sufficiency and seeking to be shaped by God, pursuing Christ's righteousness to conform to divine likeness and find soul rest.Lt 169a, 1903, par. 11–13
Old traits, bondage, self-justification and selfish reasoning hinder taking the yoke, and abiding rest requires putting them away, entire surrender and acquaintance leading to abiding in Him.21MR 230.5
Rest is found by bearing His burdens instead of adding heavy self-made ones, and anxious efforts to control everything create galling yokes that should be left with Him, learning His way rather than overloading beyond strength.21MR 229.1+1
He bids people come with burdens, look from wretchedness to His perfection, and gives pardon, righteousness, living water, strengthened will and adoption, requiring belief that He pardons without clinging to guilt at the cross, since He bought the sinner, removes remorse and leads step by step, with cleansing and possession of the heart giving joy to stand at last in white.Lt 38, 1887, par. 7–11+2
He takes away heavy sorrow, suffering and sin not by rudely depriving but by revealing truth's beauty so people willingly turn, with love breaking barriers and patterning training and mission to reveal Him to bless and heal.Lt 23a, 1893, par. 38–40
He offers rest to the worn down, and trials making people feel need for God turn them to Jesus bringing peace in His love, with help making happiness possible amid affliction, requiring reconstruction and molding to divine likeness for power as fellow workers, renewing powers and refreshing souls with living energy.Lt 5, 1898, par. 27–29+4
Those facing pain, trials or adversaries can draw near and repose in His love trusting Him as refuge and shepherd, and in Him find strength to meet opposition and comfort for mistakes by relying on His word not imperfections.7MR 145.1–146.1+2
Trials taxing faith most severely are meant to lead sufferers closer to lay burdens at His feet and experience peace, for God leads by unknown ways and permits affliction to enrich spiritually and strengthen others with thoughts of peace.PP 129.2
For those passing through trial His yoke is easy when they become one with Christ, so watching, praying, believing and changing into oneness gives joyful witness that His way is light, with lowly coming bringing blessing and perplexities brought to Him receiving peace.Ms 157, 1904, par. 17+3
Even amid temptation rest can be found, and children facing inherited and learned evil tendencies should be brought to Him to learn under His easy yoke.ST Jul 15, 1889
The yoke stays easy even when temptations come because He has joined Himself to humanity so people may be joined to Him.Lt 93, 1903, par. 5
Discipleship brings strength to overcome temptation through His help while still calling for human effort in cooperation with God, requiring resisting Satan, clearing the soul temple and holding settled faith in Father and Son.Lt 343, 1905, par. 15+1
Yoking with Him brings participation in divine nature and strength to overcome every temptation, sustained by love for the living Word.Lt 151, 1899, par. 12–13
Taking His burdens brings rest, peace and happiness of heaven, draws followers heavenward and enables them to show the fallen world a copy of heaven, with Christ bearing one end and lifting, giving pledge of immortality to willing carriers ministered by angels.Ms 176, 1901, par. 2+1
Taking His yoke and carrying burdens belongs to life shaped by best spiritual influences and sound Bible teaching, with submitted students following Christ rather than shallow experience.Ms 175, 1897, par. 3–4
The message of deliverance is granted to all in the call, and the yoke is the way of salvation and science of true higher education found only in God's Word without which eternal life is lost.Lt 5, 1898, par. 5–8
Sanctification of soul, body and spirit means accepting the invitation to come, take the yoke and learn from Him.Ms 76, 1898, par. 9–10
Coming under His yoke is necessary for God through the Spirit to restore His image and renew sin-defiled minds, with studying the cross and accepting cleansing part of this union.STMW9 41.3+1
Taking His yoke means humbly receiving truth, yielding to God's drawing and willingness to do His will, joining to Christ so each step brings better understanding and power to become sons of God, with obedience bringing experimental knowledge found in no human agent.Lt 21, 1899, par. 8–9
The yoke is taken through transforming grace by which the repentant becomes a new creature and laborer together with God, learning of Jesus to redirect thoughts, putting off old ways and letting law shape the heart in holiness.Lt 19, 1895, par. 23–25+2
Relief in serving God comes only by conversion with heart enlisted and fully submitted without reserve, requiring whole mind, heart and strength and acceptance through Jesus' blood, counting cost, denying self, lifting appointed cross, yielding favorite pleasures and cleansing guilt for judgment.Lt 11, 1864, par. 23–24+1
Taking His yoke is the work every person must do to become God's child and heir to saints' inheritance, fully coming, giving up worldly inducements and copying His example who met darkness to save sinners, learning intelligently, meeting satanic influences and ceasing wilful transgression to find rest.Lt 291, 1903, par. 10–12
Taking His yoke means choosing Him as guide in life and portion through eternity, accompanying transforming grace filling with love and zeal to win souls by presenting truth that convicts though it cannot change the heart, marking a distinct holy people.ST Aug 4, 1898+1
To yoke up with Christ is to follow as laborer together with God, giving life for His work, receiving His Spirit daily and acting as faithful instrument for missionary work in all lands, sharing humiliation and glory, linking arm with His and making salvation the study rather than building hay and stubble.Ms 198, 1899, par. 28–30+2
All who step to God's work must take His yoke in humility forgetting self and reaching by faith for given work, with scarcely any limit to attainments of such bearers who seek the Lord, reveal grace and draw souls to the Model.Ms 63, 1907, par. 4+1
Those sharing God's great work are called to submit necks cheerfully, forget self and reach by faith to take given work with thankfulness, bringing sure progress.Lt 53, 1876, par. 56–59
Taking His yoke means serving in humble dependence, and learning meekness fits for responsibility so keeping eyes on Him leads to safe paths and sound work, with submission as self-sacrifice and entire consecration required and unsubmitted men not to be exalted.Ms 57, 1903, par. 3+1
Taking His yoke means accepting His way of life bringing peace through determined effort to gain victory, and accepting His service by using faith, studying Scripture and praying for wisdom to present truth clearly in active work for others, learning daily since without schooling none can serve or endure tests.21MR 279.2+2
Taking His yoke means living under discipline restraining self-centered judgment to prevent strife, binding believers together rather than leaving them divided in fellowship with Him.Ms 80, 1898, par. 3–5
Taking His yoke means joining Him in willing sanctified cooperation, He removes hindering sin and supplies weakness with strength so dependence brings victory, while taking glory loses His excellence.21MR 339.1–2+1
Taking His yoke means yoking up and drawing evenly by bearing one's end, with the redeemed no longer Satan's slaves but wholly the Lord's carrying on the work He did after trodding the winepress alone and ascending as Advocate, owed because redemption price paid, giving daily strength with angels beside to overcome and be gathered home.Ms 16, 1913, par. 9+3
Yoking with Him means drawing evenly with Him and bearing one's end by lifting His burden and carrying on His earthly work, owed because He paid redemption price.9MR 53.2–54.1
The yoke really is worn but never carried alone because the wearer is yoked with the risen Redeemer who shares the load, so discouragement does not remove lightness and the believer can repose in His care, remaining joined without unyoking while many are converted, relying and gaining victories even when opposed.Lt 151a, 1897, par. 3+3
The yoke is borne with the Redeemer not alone, with Jesus yoked as strength and comfort amid discouragement and trials, calling all to take Him aboard as true Commander under God's control with self-control rather than changing captains to Satan.14MR 77.2–78.1+2
No burden His people carry is borne alone because Jesus stands beside to lift the heaviest weight, so every trial and temptation can be brought to Him though enduring involves a cross and putting away selfishness, with cares laid on Him in calm strength and burdens light near the Burden-bearer.CH 329.1+4
With Him beside His presence dispels discouragement and lightens burdens, and His companionship in learning meekness gives rest unlike Satan's yoke of uneasiness and darkness, with surrender bringing help and clinging to cherished sin bringing pain, and work done restfully, trustingly and cheerfully as He stays close.Ms 113, 1903, par. 2–3+2
His yoke is learned through restraining discipline joining the learner to the eternal Rock, and worn with learning meekness teachers hide self and deal gently while harshness imperils souls.Lt 50, 1893, par. 8–9+1
His yoke is the discipline of following and learning, and taking it while learning meekness brings rest, with following not harsh but staying close to Him, involving restraint learned in His school, obligation to God and habitual sacrifice toward the eternal home.Ms 73, 1900, par. 20+3
His yoke is a willing restraint keeping people from wrong directions, and accepting it means obeying Jesus and carrying practical responsibilities by His methods with grace to cooperate.Ms 174, 1897, par. 22–24
His yoke is compatible with rest in obeying God even when obedience brings loss, calling for steadfastness and working with Christ by example, following at personal cost on the way of life made possible through the Son.19MR 306.3+1
His yoke and burden are borne in union with Him when the Holy Spirit comes into the heart, enabling taking up His work and growing into complete union.TSSW 57.2
Rest is given as people come daily with troubles and confessions and accept His yoke borne through the Spirit filling the soul and bringing every thought into obedience.5T 648.1+1
The ease is known when the Spirit works with and through the believer to form an approved character, and this experiential meekness is necessary for acceptance and deeper experience, requiring full consecration, genuine conversion and growth.Lt 111, 1904, par. 11–12+1
Learning His meekness guides in serving others and helping those needing spiritual nourishment, which intellectual pride and mere book learning cannot replace, teaching how to bless in practical lessons.MH 442.4+2
Learning from Him day by day through means of grace leads to growth in knowledge of God, while the Spirit fills with peace, increases faith and makes Christlikeness apparent with hope.Lt 191, 1901, par. 3+1
Coming to learn in His school by wearing His yoke means taking Him as perfect pattern and copying His life rather than defective characters, standing on truth and gaining holy character with integrity and no stumbling to others.Lt 67, 1887, par. 6–8
In His school taking the yoke means learning through close careful earnest instruction, and His school requires lifelong intellectual and spiritual growth overcoming self-concentration, taxing powers to the limit with graces fitting character for place.Ms 41b, 1896, par. 28–32+1
His school is entered as a learner with humility rather than self-sufficiency or desire to rule, and seeking authority over others is contrary to His way, guarding mind and conduct and accepting guidance away from ambition.Ms 141, 1903, par. 21–24+1
Choosing His school means coming out of the world and remaining separate, not forming entangling associations or being educated in worldly lines, united with the great Teacher to find rest.Ms 21, 1898, par. 35–38
The yoke is easy and burden light for those who heed the call to come out, be separate and set affections on heavenly things.Ms 56, 1899, par. 24–25
Believers are to take His yoke rather than binding alliance with the world, with church unity resting on living truth and unions giving unbelievers prevailing influence to be broken, united under Him not in worldly confederacy.Lt 28, 1888, par. 22–23+1
Wearing His yoke is living above the world while saving sinners by refusing conformity to worldly maxims and revealing transforming grace, for only so can saving influence be exerted, otherwise influence is destroyed and becomes stumbling.Ms 62, 1894, par. 39–40
Taking His yoke enables influencing the world without conforming, drawing the world by faithful living not by lowering to its level.Ms 52, 1896, par. 52–53
His yoke is the yoke teachers are to place on students, while worldly customs are the yokes unguarded teachers place instead, requiring schools of different order in closing years.Ms 59, 1907, par. 5
Serving Him means accepting His yoke and carrying given work, and this burden is light compared with delaying practical service for years preparing for larger tasks, preferring smaller humble work done without delay.STE 145.1–146.1+1
Christ's service though involving burdens is gentle, wearing His yoke means taking up humble self-denying vineyard work rather than delaying service for larger education.OEWP 34.1–35.1
Wearing His yoke and bearing burdens means taking up smaller work slowly and humbly now to bring sons and daughters to God rather than spending years preparing while neglecting fields, for probation soon closes and every case will be decided, walking in self-denying footsteps amid reproach.Ms 10a, 1895, par. 95–96+1
Wearing His yoke means taking less work and doing it slowly and humbly, making winning souls the measure rather than preparing years for large work while bringing none to God.CT 418.2
Serving under Him is not oppressive for those who take His yoke and learn throughout life under restraint, partaking of divine nature, overcoming tendencies and finding assurance and peace.RH Apr 24, 1900
Serving Him under guidance is not oppressive but a gentle way bringing rest, calling believers to rely on Christ rather than dependent humans or resources, with no surer way offered and affections fastened on God.RH Nov 19, 1901+4
Serving Him is not unbearable, when people take His yoke He carries the load and they receive promised help, and joined to His invitation He assures guidance in using talents, giving rest, peace and contentment in obedience.Lt 117, 1897, par. 1+3
His service is not a crushing burden, those yoked find His yoke easy and His meekness is the pattern for Christian workers to let the Spirit work on hearts, safe in peril with grace to serve.Lt 228, 1901, par. 1+1
His service is not crushing or oppressive but gives sweet peace with no need for loneliness or worry, manageable when carried with Him who bears the heaviest weight while oppression comes when His strength is lacking, requiring putting self down, eye single to glory, and taking no more than can be borne pleasantly, with obedience not removed and religious life made pleasure.Lt 8, 1901, par. 6–7+4
His service is willing service of a will freed into harmony, shaping thoughts to His will so obedience becomes delight, with ease not removing obedience to God's holy law which is life and highest interest, even accepting suffering without complaint.ST Jan 6, 1888+1
Following Christ is not impossible for He gives grace and faith to overcome defects, so they need not be regarded as incurable, and His grace gives strength, wisdom and redemption with moral courage and sanctification.GC 489.2+2
His yoke of discipleship is easy because He gives grace so defective traits are not incurable but can be overcome.4SP 314.1
Serving and obeying God with Christ is life-giving partnership inviting imperfect people to follow His obedient example to find rest, victory and restored life by entrusting abilities to God rather than own plans.Lt 69, 1897, par. 26–30
Serving Christ means being yoked and learning His pure holy ways in companionship marked by reverence and respect for His presence.Lt 122, 1899, par. 14
Serving Christ means wearing His yoke and bearing burdens, requiring learning to love one another as He loved, when cherished self dies and Christ lives.11MR 177.1–2+1
Serving with Christ is not a burden carried alone, those yoked share His patience, kindness and self-denial, and faith helps persevere even amid unpleasant duties and hardship, learned through self-forgetful service.Lt 122, 1899, par. 15+2
Serving with Him includes self-denial even through unpleasant experiences while sharing His patience and kindness, with His presence sustaining workers.AAC 7.1
In painstaking work requiring sacrifice believers are yoked sharing His kindness and self-denial after His far greater sacrifices, opening the way and giving success because He commends them.RH May 6, 1902+1
Serving under the yoke means working according to His order rather than own plans, and His way is not unreasonable strain so people should proceed intelligently without fear.Ms 199, 1899, par. 14–15
Living under His direction is not self-serving, those wearing His yoke submit to God, give up self-directed plans and become united with Christ with Father, Son and Spirit working with them in power as selfishness is emptied.Ms 70, 1900, par. 9–11
His yoke means living under His direction, and reason is blinded even by great light when not subject to Christ, so independent control leads to serious mistakes.Lt 189, 1900, par. 7–9
His yoke is the path of humble practical obedience, and following rather than walking alone makes obstacles bearable so believers trust Him and commit lives to His keeping, not following unsanctified impulses.Ms 68, 1897, par. 34+1
His yoke and burden are borne in His strength willingly and cheerfully, keeping commandments is not galling, and followers find happiness in obedience revealing Christ.ST Apr 28, 1898
His yoke is the way workers labor together in love and unity, subject to one another and free from estrangement, depending on Him and walking humbly with blessing.STGC 65.3+1
The yoke is shared service with oneness of purpose and the Spirit deepening love for service as laborers together with God.MYP 198.2
The yoke is the way of obedient service entered by sincere desire to obey the Father, those under it are humble and their example makes obedience desirable.Lt 120, 1907, par. 8
The yoke is a life of perfect obedience learned in meekness, and a life of service and obedience joined to Him in which students work with Him in practical service rather than selfish pleasure, bearing cross and relying on grace toward eternal life.FE 463.2–464.2+2
The yoke and burdens are borne in cooperation by harmonizing with His work, keeping commandments and ceasing sin, with Christ bringing everlasting righteousness to be accepted and cooperated with after ending transgression by His merits.Ms 24, 1889, par. 50–52
The verse is applied to wearing His yoke and lifting His cross as requiring obedient cooperation with God through His grace on the path to character and salvation.CE 117.2–118.2
Bearing His yoke of willing obedience in this life brings eternal life and testifies to unfallen worlds that He is accepted as Ruler, while refusing greatly dishonors God and disregards salvation bought with the Son's life, which none have right to refuse.Ms 138, 1902, par. 4+1
The invitation to wear obedience and learn meekness forms character fit for the royal family, while refusing leaves character unfit and testifies against Christ, despising salvation within reach and failing to estimate infinite cost.18MR 163.2+1
Taking the yoke is proof of genuine repentance more than admission, especially for the proud who left first love, meaning becoming humble, recovering fellowship and doing first works, in contrast to human yokes and cultivated wrong tendencies.Ms 162, 1902, par. 30–34+1
His yoke is humility, meekness and love opposite human yokes, wearing it proves repentance and recovers first love, requiring self-examination whether wearing His or a human yoke and whether Christ is within, cleansing hereditary wrong traits.Ms 162, 1902, par. 35–37
The verse encourages growth in grace and warns unconverted, cold backsliders who lost first love that God accepts no excuse, calling laborers to come and learn for His rule is gentle, warning against remaining servants of sin under light.Ms 3, 1906, par. 1+1
Taking His yoke must be submitted to through confession and reformation removing divisions and bringing fellowship, while refusal perpetuates alienation.4MR 354.1–2
Taking His yoke means accepting Him as Ruler and willingly obeying God's will, pledged above every obligation with hindrances to undivided service given up, learning meekness to find rest.18MR 162.3+1
Taking His yoke means making solemn covenant to belong to Him and put Him first rather than binding to business at cost of loyalty, entering service and obedience with rest.Lt 52, 1892, par. 27–30
Putting on His yoke means devoting self unreservedly for all time, refusing any rival claim and obeying even if all others refuse.Lt 26, 1900, par. 13–18
Taking His yoke means obeying commandments in ordinary business with honest contracts, responding to justice and mercy, wearing His righteousness and falling on the Rock broken, putting aside scheming prayerlessness, otherwise hope bursts and salvation vanishes.Lt 306, 1903, par. 9–10
Accepting the yoke means surrendering a self-governing spirit to God's Spirit, with the yoke as His way of life, and those refusing cannot enter the kingdom, rejecting transforming reform and its restraints.Ms 31, 1900, par. 9+1
Accepting the yoke means asking cleansing from unrighteousness to perfect holiness, abhorring what opposes God and reverencing truth to receive His presence and grace, coming as sinners before pure eyes and obeying commands.Ms 151, 1905, par. 11
Accepting the yoke means turning from practices opposed to God and seeking help to be cleansed and grow in holiness, laying aside sins, pride and worldliness since He saves from sin not in it, with requirements not harsh tests.Ms 44, 1901, par. 12–13+2
Taking His yoke means leaving own will and harmful habits, following God's way, dying to self and accepting discipline for strength with the Spirit given to humble askers, walking in light and breaking hindering traditions by personal grasp of the Word.Lt 53, 1886, par. 3+1
Taking His yoke means joining Him in service, and young people preparing for God are urged to yoke with Him to seek the lost.Ms 176, 1897, par. 14–16
Taking His yoke means learning and practicing meekness developing self-control, so service is carried with zeal tempered by gentleness not overbearing harshness.Lt 165, 1899, par. 4
Taking His yoke means learning from Him and turning from human foolishness and Satan's planning to Christ as shepherd, with true rest only when spiritual life is given through prayer and confession bringing Pentecostal power, holding as anchor on eternal truth while mere reformation without Spirit leaves adrift.Lt 242, 1903, par. 22–23+4
Taking His yoke means presenting truth as He did with gentleness toward opposers rather than antagonism, simply accepting gospel requirements by faith as plain communications to responsible beings to bear righteousness, since want of rest comes from unwillingness to yoke.Lt 17, 1900, par. 8+1
Because He is meek and gives rest, those enlightening the deceived must make the yoke appear as stated by laboring in love as holy center rather than antagonism and warfare that repels souls, turns words to death and closes doors, patiently preparing concession by concession.Ms 81, 1907, par. 13–17
Taking His yoke means becoming a learner, calling for teachable spirit making unity and kindness possible.Ms 139, 1904, par. 6
Taking His yoke calls for heeding His words and helping one another to do so, learning meekness to find rest.Lt 185, 1900, par. 1
Taking His yoke means forming Christlike character rather than pursuing religious work for self-praise, for outward deeds without His presence become a snare and not the Spirit's work.Ms 182, 1903, par. 13–14
Taking His yoke means working with Him, learning meekness and bearing burdens to save the perishing, warning blood-bought souls and pointing sinners to the Lamb instead of ease and amusement, using gifts to bring truth, carrying peace to the broken-hearted, since love of ease leaves dwarfs with blank history.RH Aug 21, 1900+4
Taking His yoke means joining His work to recover the fallen, and in this cooperation followers find rest, with wealth and ability used as trust to build the kingdom.Lt 72, 1897, par. 1–3+1
Taking His yoke means accepting a life of service pledged above all, and taking up responsibilities with Him with no promise of freedom from sorrow but learning daily while yoked, giving up hindrances and denying self for blessing.Lt 117, 1896, par. 22+2
Taking His yoke and bearing burdens brings rest, peace, light and sweet disposition, while selfish aims bring none, and forgetting self in serving others turns gloom to repose, with meekness the pattern and parents showing patient example.Ms 31, 1910, par. 6+2
Taking His yoke and learning from Him brings rest and comfort through promises, He helps even the vilest, His rest is certain and hope of eternal life grows brighter.ST Jun 12, 1907
Taking His yoke and learning meekness brings strength in weakness and help in danger including trials and disappointment, with counsel and judgment found by resting in faith.Ms 110, 1899, par. 10–14+1
Taking His yoke and learning from His meek heart brings rest presenting humble dependence as the way for servants to find strength, practicing lessons in cooperation with God.Lt 196, 1903, par. 10–13+1
Taking His yoke means learning humility as a daily learner and co-worker rather than acting as own supervisor, joining service with others and learning meekness.21MR 72.4–73.1+2
Taking His yoke means accepting counsel rather than self-confidence and following guidance, bringing rest and keeping from false paths, receiving restraint and depending on God rather than own light, otherwise remaining helpless fruitless branches.Lt 8, 1907, par. 7–10+3
Taking His yoke means linking life with Him and submitting whole mind, soul and body to God, resting in the compassionate Saviour and receiving Christ through the Spirit as sufficiency, laying burdens at His feet instead of rushing to humans, hiding self in Him and ceasing complaint and judging, with faculties developed and devotion deepened.Lt 164, 1900, par. 8–9+2
Taking His yoke means placing self under discipline by decided effort, denying self, taking the cross, following as leader and learning of Him.RH Dec 17, 1901
Taking His yoke means drawing with Him and learning meekness, and submitting to guidance makes obedience compatible with rest.Ms 8, 1899, par. 6
Taking His yoke means coming, learning meekness, obeying and finding soul rest, and no one should refuse because another refuses.Lt 178a, 1901, par. 14–17
Taking His yoke means depending on Him and abiding in Him, removing worry and complaint and enabling faithfulness in small and great duties.Lt 15, 1896, par. 13
Taking His yoke means turning from self and submitting to Him, leading to eagerness to learn from Christ.Lt 384, 1904, par. 4–5
Taking His yoke means valuing His purchased possession and sacrificing to cooperate as laborers, meeting His test by obeying commandments and loving the perishing as He loved, seeking high and low with His special care.Lt 21, 1895, par. 4
Taking His yoke means feeling a burden for souls, requiring more than nominal interest with unselfish ardor that does not flag under difficulty or cool amid iniquity, with accountability for remaining at ease.12MR 327.3–328.1
Taking His yoke means accepting responsibility for souls with unselfish active interest remaining ardent through iniquity and difficulties, not merely nominal.Lt 55, 1886, par. 26
Taking His yoke means joining Him in service with learning from Him day by day, required of gospel ministers who otherwise should seek other work, with prayerful self-examination, obedience without excuses, separation from the world and fear of God over man.Ms 29, 1893, par. 10–12+1
Taking His yoke means yoking with Christ to become faithful home missionaries, awaking from idleness to daily worship, economical habits, benevolence and earnest efforts to inspire others, with persevering spirit at home kindling many tapers since the inactive show no love.Lt 61, 1895, par. 29–31
Taking His yoke means willingness in active burden-bearing service putting away self-importance, depending on God, laboring in new fields and overcoming obstacles, fitting for responsibility only after full proof of ministry, gaining efficiency through service beyond small effortless work.CT 507.4–508.2
Taking His yoke means learning His meek method which reconverts, ends discord, returns talents in acceptable service and makes daily students of the Word following on to know the Lord with satisfied hunger for righteousness.Ms 95, 1907, par. 11
Taking His yoke means learning His humility and following where He leads in obedience to God's word, not carrying opposers' burdens but finding safety.Lt 71, 1898, par. 7–8+1
Taking His yoke means following His example giving up display and accepting limits of available means in meekness.Lt 60, 1896, par. 11–13
Taking His yoke means believing in Him, working His works and teaching His lessons, for He revealed God and believers receive power to become sons and daughters, preserving simplicity beyond human definition.Ms 127, 1905, par. 9
Taking His yoke means obeying and consecrating to God bringing rest rather than apathy and wasted powers from withholding self.Lt 124, 1900, par. 4–5
Taking His yoke means letting the Spirit mold character after the divine similitude, standing for faith while speaking truth in love and eating the Son's flesh and blood, watching lest selfish sharpness creep in and showing light versus darkness.Lt 84, 1899, par. 6–8
To yoke with Him lays aside self-confidence and domineering authority, finding rest through continual dependence and looking to Jesus for help to form character.Lt 35b, 1901, par. 3
Taking His yoke means giving up self-will to be satisfied with God's ways, humbling the heart and accepting providence even when thwarting plans, cheering His plan though doing no work, with prayers favored and rest on vantage ground.Lt 12, 1898, par. 9–10
Taking His yoke means joining oneself to Him receiving support and wise counsel to resist discouragement amid demanding work and opposition, remaining cheerful and steady.Lt 46, 1887, par. 6–8
Taking His yoke means submitting to Christ through obedience breaking slavery to sin and freeing from human yokes, with His mastery bringing soul rest.Lt 180, 1903, par. 32–35
Taking His yoke means submitting to His authority with teachable spirit bringing rest and recognition of need to obey as He leads.Lt 43, 1902, par. 18
Taking His yoke means accepting His service using knowledge of faith, studying Scripture, sharing truth and praying for wisdom to present it clearly in active work for others.RH May 7, 1901
Taking His yoke means learning meekness with selfishness expelled and self hidden, while a harsh dictatorial spirit proves one is not yoked or in His school.Lt 23, 1896, par. 5+1
Taking His yoke means following His example in meekness, giving up display and accepting limits of means.Lt 60, 1896, par. 11–13
He still invites even one who partnered with the enemy to surrender will and learn, the only hope requiring repentance, changed heart, changing leaders and building on the Rock, breaking stubborn will, cutting loose from Satan and ceasing control over minds, with mercy still calling today.Lt 193, 1899, par. 8+2
The verse means changing leaders by dismissing Satan and wearing the yoke with Christ, addressed to the critical and faultfinding, meaning coming to the Lord's side and undergoing transformation to become kind helpers in home and church by unreserved surrender to the Spirit, expelling Satan.Lt 39, 1895, par. 5–11
The verse presents wearing the yoke as a lesson meaning serving unselfishly rather than self-importantly, helping others use abilities for God.Lt 187, 1899, par. 14–17
The verse shows yoking requires doing His works with His righteousness as covering and protection as safety.Ms 175, 1897, par. 93
The verse presents the yoke as work meaning giving every thought and ability to sacred work with consecrated heart, not rushing for riches or sacrificing powers to mammon, since soul, body and spirit bought with price are wholly devoted with God's will governing.Lt 89, 1896, par. 5
The verse shows learning means taking His yoke in service, and those refusing cannot appreciate the rest He purchased.Lt 63, 1896, par. 3–6
The verse shows He offers rest by carrying burdens of those trusting Him, giving the weak sympathy so they can serve without self-pity or discouragement.Lt 40, 1888, par. 5–6
The verse shows in Him refuge from fatigue and temptation, and continuing in exhaustion withholds due service so the overwrought must change and find refuge in Him, with the worried physician finding soothing rest by entrusting life to God.Lt 30a, 1876, par. 14+1
The verse means bearing the yoke best by surrendering the heart to be molded and gladly working together in carrying His message to cities without murmuring with the Spirit making efforts effectual.Lt 66, 1910, par. 7
The verse shows those coming can find repose with the afflicted entrusting themselves to Him and His grace enabling care for body and soul, including the physician's sacred duties.Ms 25, 1892, par. 4–6
The verse presents Him as Creator and Redeemer who gave life and shed blood to bear sin's curse and credit righteousness.Ms 109, 1901, par. 4
The verse shows the yoke is taken in partnership with servants learning and working alongside Him in sacred soul-winning service.Ms 17, 1896, par. 4
The verse teaches the yoke is not self-made chafing burdens, and learners find rest from turmoil while refusal leads to dissatisfaction and faultfinding.Lt 63a, 1893, par. 7–10
The verse shows the yoke can be borne only by those who come and remain with Him, entrusting cares for rest, for apart from Him they cannot wear it or lift burden without anxiety.Ms 67, 1886, par. 7
The verse means God calls every soul to enter peace by placing burdens on Him, with Christ's religion giving enduring happiness unlike worldly frivolity, opening pure joy when the heart opens to His love.20MR 289.5
The verse shows His service is not crushing, and those placing burdens on Him find comfort, strength, abiding rest and safe leading with hope by depending wholly.Lt 283, 1904, par. 7+1
The verse shows Jesus compassionately receives comers with burdens and they can entrust those burdens to Him.Lt 2, 1870, par. 26–27
The verse shows following means accepting His yoke, and turning affection toward an earthly person instead of God leaves backsliding rather than closeness to Jesus.17MR 324.1–325.1
The verse is reflected in a minister's home peace bringing health and helping train workers, with Christ's restfulness in soul and body.Lt 194, 1901, par. 2
The verse shows the yoke is taken in loving care including seeking harmony, helping the erring and patiently bearing one another's faults.Ms 13, 1886, par. 3
The verse presents the yoke as the call to come alongside and work in His cause, meaning accepting His invitation to follow and serve, lifting where He lifts.Lt 33a, 1888, par. 22+1
Jesus as Friend bears followers and carries burdens so they lean wholly on Him not fellow men, and those in trust are not to be exalted in His place, leaving men unburdened to remain pure with sympathy and belief in His friendship.Ms 46, 1902, par. 22
God can make the trying light when a person looks to Him, for He is the source of strength for bearing burdens.Lt 30, 1870, par. 28–29
Christ's yoke is borne evenly with Him who is meek, with the Lord beside the worker, and physicians, merchants and ministers have no right to load themselves with burdens leaving no time to pray, since the more to do the more essential dependence is and cares supplanting truth imperil the soul.1MR 96.1
Yoking with Jesus means giving the mind into His hands rather than relying on cleverness, and those joined do not step where He does not lead.Ms 41b, 1896, par. 19–22
Christ is the Burden-bearer to whom followers entrust burdens preserving peace rather than being troubled by demands.Lt 24, 1909, par. 1–2
Christ's yoke is taken by cooperating and learning, and those doing so may be accepted by the Lord.Lt 65, 1897, par. 26
Christ's yoke and coming bring rest supporting the need to unload excessive burdens and rest rather than continue harming the body and threatening life.6MR 222.3
Taking Jesus as yoke partner means walking with God, setting self aside and fixing eyes on Him rather than people to overcome by lifting Him up.Ms 12d, 1896, par. 5–6
The verse is a call to accept service and carry burdens trusting God to help.Lt 8, 1879, par. 6–7
Bringing burdens to the Lord brings comfort, strength and hope, giving strength to the weak and safe guidance while holding His hand, with honor to seekers, feeble human help contrasted with infallible divine power, and united prayer ascending with praise.Ms 29, 1907, par. 3–5+1
Wearing His yoke means joining His work for God's glory, under which one does not stray into sin while His love engages every ability.Ms 25a, 1895, par. 6–7
Wearing His yoke and lifting burdens means learning His methods to redeem the guilty world in humility with heart beating with God in compassion, willing to be anything to see souls restored, making the dying world's burden one's own in homes and congregations, while self-sufficient handlers of sacred things refuse it and mar closing work.Ms 139, 1897, par. 19–20
Those handling sacred things in self-sufficiency refuse His yoke and mar God's closing work.Ms 139, 1897, par. 19–20
Christ has burdens for followers to lift by following His example and principles, while self-centered plans lead away, and servants are to model burden-lifting including parents educating children, not indulging children away from example.Lt 11, 1888, par. 2
Christ's yoke is taken instead of Satan's yoke bound on self and others, and humbling and responding to conviction breaks that harmful yoke for His way.Lt 283, 1904, par. 14–15
Those learning find rest and His work is noble, serving Him brings lasting purpose and peace.Lt 62, 1902, par. 4–6
Following means accepting His yoke and working with Him, and true agents live by His words showing tenderness including aiding strugglers through Jesus' strength in word, spirit and action.Lt 16a, 1895, par. 1+1
Following means taking His yoke with His meekness, and His likeness becomes increasingly clear in character.Lt 20, 1895, par. 12–13
Christ's yoke is one a person can submit to at the start, then He leads into light with confession and faith in promise to forgive and cleanse.Lt 39, 1895, par. 14
Christ's yoke is not self-righteousness, wearing it means living His religion by grace including teaching children obedience and love in a cheerful home.Ms 33, 1889, par. 9–11
Jesus' yoke is God's restraint and service, rejecting it means choosing impulses instead of living under God's direction.Ms 69a, 1896, par. 8–10
Taking His yoke is serving with Him, and those staying close learning daily are fitted to carry peace to the sorrowful and broken-hearted, bringing comfort to the disappointed as canvassers and companions.MC 29.2–30.1+2
Accepting His word and wearing His yoke means leaning on God's arm instead of human law and agreements, turning from departure and becoming chosen helpers and physicians.Lt 265, 1903, par. 12–13
Serving Jesus brings rest because His yoke is easy, giving a rest worldly honor cannot provide.Ms 16, 1895, par. 22
The yoke of Christ is worn in unselfish labor for the poor and destitute rather than spending on vanity, a precious opportunity to practice unselfishness and gather souls, using talents to lay heavenly treasure with helpers.Ms 62, 1894, par. 22
Wearing His yoke means working as He worked in willing sacrificial service instead of grasping for self, conquering temperament and cooperating as laborers together with God, denying self daily with clean soul.Ms 5, 1897, par. 21–23
Wearing His yoke is evident in pure speech avoiding cheap conversation and using speech to honor God and comfort the needy.Ms 55, 1911, par. 4–6
Serving Christ is willing humble service guided by Him, and learners working with fellow believers take up His yoke.Lt 332, 1908, par. 3–4
Serving in different responsibilities means working alongside Him with dying to self and allowing Christ within, joined to His love enabling mutual love.Lt 61, 1898, par. 11
Christ's burden is light because troubles can be brought to Him whose presence gives comfort, requiring keeping looking to Him and drinking deeply of salvation with refreshment though faith may not come easily.8MR 50.2
Christ does not place every burden on followers, and they should not groan under a yoke He has not given or work He has not made duty.Lt 47, 1886, par. 19
Learning in His school means daily learning to trust Jesus, pray in faith, overcome impatience and bear burdens cheerfully, with Jesus knowing every self-denial and ready to help when called, looking on the bright side.3MR 125.1–126.1
Jesus never forsakes a desiring soul, people separate by sins while He draws to behold Him, and in Him is no variableness, never asking more than strength can bear.5MR 13.1
To yoke with Christ opposes carnal indulgence and rebellion, meaning lifting the cross, practicing godliness, coming out separate and opening the heart's door, learned through loving helpfulness by the Son's sacrifice.Lt 119, 1895, par. 5–9
Those refusing lack real faith working by love, hold aloof as sapless branches, labor for human approval and leave the future without hope, not discerning privilege of service.Lt 119, 1895, par. 5–9
Wearing His yoke means sharing partnership and acting Christlike by not rejecting the fallen but helping recovery.21MR 180.1
Yoking with Him begins after earnest prayer and confession, subjecting self to God's higher will.Ms 179, 1898, par. 23–25
Wearing His yoke means being co-worker in raising scriptural authority against evil, standing as watchmen giving danger signal and looking to Him for strength, speaking in season with blessings flowing, opposite human manufacture.Lt 263, 1904, par. 5–7
Wearing His yoke joins all in one body under Christ guided by God-given wisdom in harmony without jealousy, drawing evenly without friction with varied gifts blessing humanity as His helping hand.Ms 130, 1905, par. 12–13
Wearing His yoke means following no human devising or leader, because Christ is the Leader sent to redeem and restore God's image, united under His standard without quarrel over Paul or Apollos, giving room to fellow laborers.Lt 233, 1899, par. 13–14
Wearing His yoke means coming under His leadership as the path of appointed service.Lt 19, 1901, par. 45–47
A person yoked does not carry work alone or for credit, self-exaltation and taking glory show one is not yoked but drawing on own account dishonoring God, while the yoked let heaven work through giving God credit.21MR 47.3–5+1
Wearing His yoke and bearing burdens must be learned from God in humility with mercy, putting on peace instead of war so all work is done with kind courteous spirit without suspicion and blame, crediting conscientiousness with forgiveness and forbearance.Lt 11, 1880, par. 6–10
Joining means cooperating in teaching truth, had teachers of His day yoked with Him the world would have been converted.RH Jul 3, 1900
Joining oneself is not burdensome dependence on imperfect people, Christ is perfect, gives strength to overcome and power to sanctify for eternal life.RH Jul 6, 1905
Being yoked means being one in spirit and action with conscientious regard for truth, students using influence to help not lead astray, not unruly or selfish but shaping younger habits for good.MYP 415.1+1
Being yoked means walking in His faith and understanding His voice, not raising objections against self-denial but bearing definite service trials through impediments.Lt 79, 1901, par. 17–18
Being yoked is incompatible with masterful dictatorial spirit, His way is kind and courteous rather than harsh.Ms 184, 1898, par. 17–20
Yoking with Him means making God only dependence instead of trusting people even among Sabbathkeepers, living prayerfully consecrated with expected perplexities, no longer one's own but God's sons and subjects.Lt 93, 1895, par. 4
The call is to yoke with Christ rather than humans, human imperfection excuses none, and linkage with the perfect brings sanctification fitting for God's life.Ms 68, 1905, par. 16
Yoking with Him comes by earnestly seeking the Lord and laboring together with God, the only way for effective work, with those having great light to take it at camp meetings and hold interested souls until confirmed.Lt 28, 1900, par. 27–28
Yoking with Him brings peace in the Spirit, while working apart leaves no lasting good.Lt 142, 1896, par. 5–7
Bringing burdens to Jesus brings relief, and even amid a sinful world His burden is light.7MR 278.6–7
The yoke is not a burden to refuse, bearing it means receiving His counsel rather than own light, while those refusing remain helpless fruitless branches.Ms 29, 1896, par. 6
Christ's way is a yoke to wear and accepting it means living as a Christian, true religion degrades none.Lt 36, 1888, par. 6
Wearing the yoke enables youth to take part in practical work.Ms 86, 1905, par. 5–6
Every burden can be brought to Jesus the burden-bearer trusted as counselor giving wisdom without reproach to praying seekers.Lt 66, 1894, par. 17–18
Burdens are to be laid on Jesus, resting in His love brings freedom, following does not mean trouble-free life for sharing His sufferings belongs to hope of glory.Lt 8, 1886, par. 7–9
Joining in service means sharing given work and burdens gaining precious experience.Lt 6, 1892, par. 15–16
The yoke is the responsibility of Christian profession, self is hardest master and none can serve self and Christ together, often wrongly shunned as bondage disgracing dignity but must be viewed differently lest condemned and humbled instead of exalted.12MR 174.3–175.2+1
The yoke is the work of following Him, wearing it means using strength to help ministers seek the lost not demanding ministers serve the church, sharing His concern for the perishing.21MR 33.3–34.1
The yoke is worn by those receiving Him in faith, for He acts as surety crediting perfect obedience and righteousness.Lt 72, 1897, par. 8–10
The verse encourages seeking the Lord and coming with every trouble.Ms 63, 1893, par. 3–4
The verse is connected with entreating and drawing erring sinners especially leaders by love to come for abundant life, yet they do not change because Satan works through experienced leaders to oppose His teachings and hold them captive while inclined to his service.Lt 303, 1903, par. 9–11
The rest He gives is relief from taxation and care bringing peace to soul and body, not rest in the grave.Lt 114, 1886, par. 4
He invites the troubled to surrender body, soul and spirit to Him as great Physician owning them by creation and redemption, bringing relief from worry, with the sick taught gradually to commune with Him so healing does more than treat medically, drawing souls with pity and power.Ms 82, 1902, par. 4–6
Being yoked means serving as fellow worker contributing gifts to His glory, through grace making each part of Christ supporting united service.Ms 179, 1898, par. 15–16
The burden is light because He bears all burdens, and He gives easy yoke so heavy yokes on God's people come not from Him but Satan's deceptions requiring remaining under the Spirit unmoved, with minds not devising needless binding burdens.Lt 97, 1886, par. 16+2
Jesus is a burden-bearer giving comfort and friendship so duty can be faced with courage while living for God, and putting trust in God brings blessing to Sabbathkeepers in affliction even crippled with rheumatism and hard times.Lt 5, 1874, par. 14+1
Taking the yoke means joining oneself to Him, and God gives strength to do His works and resist temptation, in contrast to satanic pleasure in evil.4MR 199.1–200.2+1
A person should not put the neck under a lifelong galling yoke, but remain true to self and God.Lt 23, 1893, par. 12
Christ is the burden-bearer to whom servants bring needs after doing all they can, entrusting unaccomplished work to Him and asking help to advance it, lying with earnest soul at His feet and finding rest by trusting promises.Lt 2b, 1874, par. 6+2
Christ is the great burden-bearer to whom followers bring burdens receiving help by asking in faith, and personal burdens are to be dropped on Him by faith, learning meekness to keep from drifting anchored on promise with deep experience.11MR 359.1+1
Christ is presented as Burden-bearer to whom sick hearts can be directed, and faith in His care brings healing to mind and body.HL 235.1
Christ is presented as Burden-bearer and safe Counselor ready to give grace to bear neglect and comfort disappointment.5T 597.2
He stands as Burden-bearer beside troubled believers as ever-present help, so dwarfed members weighed with responsibility must look to Him in faith instead of turning to earthly friends, gaining strength, hope and courage rather than dark unbelief, with prayer and Spirit enabling confident service.Lt 1, 1902, par. 22+1
He as Burden-bearer invites all needing help to come for light and life, and bearing His yoke means receiving Him and laboring together with God with no cloud between, flooded with righteousness and living water for the thirsty.ST Mar 17, 1898
He Himself becomes bearer of the heavy soul-burden carried for God's people, telling anguished weepers over dishonoring servants and perils at the center to lay it on Him sleepless in nearness of the end.Ms 27, 1894, par. 43–45
He is the burden-bearer on whom all trials can be laid, dwelling on His merits lifts affections, clears doubt and makes laying burdens easy as part of being doers not hearers, cleansing from defilement rather than staggering to shipwreck.Lt 30, 1893, par. 12–14
Jesus is the burden-bearer to whom deep sighs and wrongs should be taken, His yoke borne in meekness and endurance under home annoyances, while the irritating marital yoke is manufactured by selfish spirit not His.Lt 18b, 1891, par. 44–47
Jesus is the great burden bearer, oppressed hearts laying burdens at His feet will be strengthened to endure trials.Lt 17, 1863, par. 6–7
Christ's yoke is the path of restraint with surrender, accepters receive rich promises while refusers reject salvation, side with His enemy and may keep others from God, bringing punishment by own course.Lt 2, 1901, par. 4–8+1
Christ's yoke is easy and burden light, there is rest when He bears burdens and carries us and our load.Lt 121, 1898, par. 26–27
The verse means yielding independence, meekly bringing burdens to Jesus' feet and leaving them, with those living for God's glory receiving help and blessing.Lt 29, 1879, par. 10
Rest and peace are found even when heavy burden remains, He stays close giving daily rest so followers trust rather than let worry overwhelm, leaving cares with pitying ear so labor is not hard and teachers avoid gloom cutting sympathy.CT 233.2+1
The yoke God asks can be submitted to without complaint, patient trust under trials brings purification and triumph.Ms 8, 1885, par. 2
Wearing Jesus' yoke gives peace when self is hid, those wearing are saved by blood and sanctified to labor together, but without daily sanctification become hindrance.Lt 4, 1892, par. 8–9
Christ gives rest to accepters carrying burdens, lifting heavy weight from weary shoulders.21MR 379.1–2
Christ's yoke though seeming heavy becomes easy as disciples use powers, follow received light and work in His service.Ms 76, 1900, par. 8
The verse is reflected in a heavy load rolled on Jesus, pointing to peace by reliance since human strength cannot do what He can as only helper, bringing Christ's peace instead of dark loneliness.Ms 20, 1885, par. 5–7+1
Jesus invites the burdened to let Him carry burdens, trusting allows carrying while taking them back leads to unrest.Lt 10, 1894, par. 3–5
The Lord's burden connects with hope of relief, a great burden can be brought and the weary hope for rest.Lt 268, 1907, par. 5–6
Taking His yoke means learning meekness, carrying God-given burdens and following where He leads, without which one is unfit to advise others since own wisdom is nothing.Lt 77, 1896, par. 3–8
Christ's yoke is a life of obedience accepted with glad consent, wearers learn and work in His spirit, and as self is subdued murmurings still and difficulties remove.Lt 64, 1897, par. 16–20
Christ's yoke and burden are God-given responsibilities to deny self and help those leaning on Him from love, softening trials and giving present rest and future fitness, sanctifying pursuits and building approved character doing good.Lt 13, 1884, par. 10–12
Jesus has yokes and burdens to carry meaning drawing near God and working earnestly for eternity, throwing them down means choosing independence and impulse over principle, perverse uncontrollable self-esteem riding over counsel.Lt 8, 1889, par. 16–19
The verse means reposing in Jesus as a tired child in mother's arms trusting without straining, He pities the afflicted, holds arms beneath and is received by only believing, binding wounds and becoming more precious than choicest friend.Lt 1e, 1882, par. 4–5
Wearing His yoke and lifting burdens means doing difficult work to preserve church order with uncorrupted soul, quietly doing own business and working in concert without independence, each soldier given something to do.Lt 14, 1885, par. 27–28
His yoke is pleasant in contrast to Satan's, meaning learning from the Teacher and joining earnest work against sin under Christ rather than Satan.Lt 65, 1902, par. 21–23
Following means taking His yoke in faithful obedience, with learning deepening love and desire to honor Him, carrying given work.Ms 13, 1897, par. 22
His yoke and burden bring rest unlike burdens imposed by living for self, bearing it means following His serving example doing good where one is which brings happiness and benefit.4T 224.1–2
His care makes coming bearable, the weary leave loads with Him instead of others since He understands motives, gives counsel and shapes learners to resist temptation, listening patiently in His school.ST Jul 15, 1889
His call to learn and follow is a privilege with easy yoke, obeying workers experience rest and are formed into noble characters representing the Saviour.RH Jan 7, 1904
He invites bringing burdens and griefs promising rest and special help to responsibility-bearers who should acknowledge help, praise God and continue trusting.8T 129.3
Learning from Him brings true joy and rest to the sin-sick soul, for His yoke is easy, with peace the sanitarium should help find.STB 150.5–151.1+1
When responsibilities are borne in His strength His yoke is easy, but clinging to selfishness or cherished sin makes it painful, so the verse reasons not to carry unappointed burdens, with surrender bringing help and worldly approval adding needless cares.ST Apr 6, 1882+2
Those who come, take His yoke and learn find His service sweet, and those returning to allegiance and keeping commandments receive blessing and rest from the compassionate Saviour with peaceful paths.ST Apr 20, 1888
He offers rest to those burdened by worldly desires, His yoke is light compared with worldly living calling people to lay that weight down, submit and learn.4T 105.2
Following His example is an easy yoke bringing rest, disciples gain kingdom and crown through self-denial even as work calls for sacrifice and cross-bearing.RH Jul 16, 1914+1
He invites the weak, weary and burdened to take His yoke of submission, His yoke is not oppressive but gives rest showing the spirit for service in meekness.RH Dec 3, 1901
His yoke is obedience, taking it as meek learners gives rest because requirements are not hard, and searching Scriptures in His Spirit enlightens and quickens to bless Him, drawing near at His feet with admiration.RH Jul 3, 1900
Boasting shows the invitation unheeded, for boasters are not wearing His yoke, and absence of Christlike character shows the Saviour excluded by self-deception.MWISDAP 13.1
Taking His yoke means learning from Him and finding rest, connected with striving to enter the strait gate by becoming one with Him as sole attraction.RH Mar 28, 1912
As Master Teacher from heaven He calls the heavy laden instead of trusting great authors, taking His yoke means wearing it under restraining discipline seeking holy life and becoming fitted as laborers riveted to the Rock, the true higher education amid last-day perils, unlearning false foundations.20MR 202.4–203.3
Wearing His yoke brings genuine happiness and promised soul rest.7MR 46.2–47.1
His yoke is found easy when a person gives up own will to be led, choosing His disposition, so even heaviest labor can be borne with God-given gladness, strength and power.RH Dec 6, 1906
His yoke contrasts with serving worldly standards, those putting God's service first lay aside bondage and find a clear path for God provides and sees outcome where worry cannot.DA 330.1
His service is not oppressive but His yoke easy and given work light, joined to invitation to bring needs with guidance in using talents.RH Oct 29, 1903
His meekness and purpose to heal explain the gentleness of His service, so accepting brings rest not crushing weight.PMMEP 31.2
The verse shows His yoke is worn through self-denial rejecting selfishness with purity in contrast to the world.HMW 16.3
Wearing His yoke means daily learning meekness, and teachers and students wearing it make schools a blessing as laborers together with God receiving entrance to the school above.CT 210.1–2
He invites exchanging yokes, laying aside selfishness, mammon slavery and worldly accumulation for His easy yoke of self-denial and benevolence learned from the meek, bringing peace as He bore it for sinners.ST Apr 22, 1875
His yoke is not galling oppression imposed on others, wearing means joining with Him while placing human yokes is deception making work worthless without new birth, requiring repentance from law-resisting selfishness.RH Nov 18, 1902
Serving is not crushing, taking His yoke means coming teachable, learning humility, obeying, submitting will and finding soul rest and guidance with contrite heart.SPBC 132.1–2
His service is not oppressive, as meek teacher He gives rest training followers in goodness and love fitting them as channels to bless others in union.FE 479.1–2
Wearing His yoke brings rest in active service as people use abilities while learning meekness with happiness.ST Mar 8, 1899
The verse is connected with invitation to turn from dwelling on trials to bringing sorrow in prayer and trusting promises wholeheartedly in trouble.ST Jun 12, 1907
His work is not meant to crush, without Him beside it feels hard but in Him burdens can be laid down with rest learned by trusting not dwelling on weakness and sin.GW92 461.1
His yoke of restraint is easy when truth is in heart, keeping followers safe to resist temptation with His life giving strength.ST Jul 9, 1902
His yoke lightens life's burden when will is yielded and gifts bless others, walking in commandments means walking with Him whose love brings rest.DA 331.1
His yoke and burden lead to peace and joyful life rather than needless suffering, calling from painful indulgences through duties to lasting bliss and satisfied longings with cleansing.SC 46.3
His yoke and burden are light, trials of faithful service are not arbitrary, following brings peace while straying makes the way thorny, with sacrifices steps back to light.4T 557.4–558.1
Those coming needy find rest as they take His yoke, and through Him who took humanity they receive power to overcome and partake of divine nature as He overcame.RH Apr 28, 1910
Following Him is not a burden of complexity, supporting simplicity in proclaiming truth and using abilities in service.Lt 377, 1904, par. 22–24
As divine Teacher He calls those under guilt and gloom to rest continually as students, for God is wise and pitiful giving present help so the burdened need not lose hope but overcome by the Spirit.Lt 31, 1893, par. 3–7
In wearing His yoke a person becomes meek learning by experience that rest is found in service, testifying with joy that His yoke is easy.Ms 30, 1902, par. 9–10
Following His words in personal life is the way of service described here.Ms 139, 1904, par. 2–3
Abiding in Him and working in His lines in mutual love makes a school God approves preparing a people to stand in the Lord's day.Ms 55, 1898, par. 22–23
Heeding humility opposes ambition and desire to be first, rejecting light and binding in deception about God, with God honoring accepters.Lt 356, 1907, par. 11–14
This word gives freedom in preaching leading hearers to prayer and testimony.Lt 20a, 1893, par. 5–6
Accepting His call means taking part in truth's work carrying God-given responsibilities rather than avoiding them, bringing soul rest.Lt 184, 1907, par. 2–4
The invitation for the heavy-burdened applies to seeking pardon and renewal through faith and following God's word.Ms 32, 1896, par. 50–51
Accepting what He gives under His direction is not cause for worry, humble faith and prayer are more effective than lengthy planning.Lt 24a, 1896, par. 22–24
Each person is called to seek the Lord without delay, gain personal experience and refuse Satan place in mind, applied to members and institutional workers seeking salvation from death.Lt 148, 1903, par. 12
Wearing His easy yoke means breaking with Satan and linking to Christ in meekness.Ms 188, 1897, par. 12–13
God's workers are called to learn His meekness as they serve without complaining while seeking wisdom and showing love.Lt 170, 1902, par. 12–13
Accepting His invitation brings rest in His life so believers meet life with fewer worries.Lt 70, 1898, par. 2–4
Coming gives rest, peace and happiness satisfying wants with clean heart and renewed mind, bringing salvation within reach through great promises sealed by His life, though many turn away in disdain.Ms 44, 1898, par. 40
Christ is present in caring for the sick and needy, so serving them in His mission is joined to His light burden.Ms 105, 1898, par. 36–38
There is only one yoke for everyone, submitting and grasping promises makes it easy so submitters sing, while manufacturing one's own by own will makes heavy burden.Ms 83, 1886, par. 27–28
Accepting His discipleship means allowing Him to shape meek character, giving up cherished sins and excuses of my way that trouble self and others, bringing rest and character.Ms 80, 1893, par. 60–61
He invites people with wealth and ability to use gifts as trust laboring with God to build His kingdom and save the lost.Ms 52, 1900, par. 15–16
Religious forms and earthly pleasures cannot satisfy, but His invitation is open to all toiling distressed to find rest.DA 328.3–4
It reaches even those loving God but fearing to claim promises, turning them from struggle and darkness to light of love and great redemption at infinite cost, learning gentleness to receive inner rest.Ms 61, 1894, par. 8
Taking His yoke means being a doer of the Word increasing in humility and love after assuming responsibilities, serving with pure love without selfish combative methods in councils and management since the Lord witnesses and propositions react.Ms 23, 1891, par. 7–14
His yoke of restraint is to be worn by all, the only way for the church to have perfect unity, with rest found by experience unlike self-made galling yokes.Ms 165, 1907, par. 4–6+1
His yoke becomes easy and burden light as human character is transformed, so through faith anyone may become one with Him sharing His life and inner piety.21MR 370.2
His service is not crushing, those willingly serving without selfishness find rest and joy, and even when the cross first feels heavy bearing it brings blessing, with sinners confessing to receive pardon, sharing bread of life, rescued from degradation, obeying in appointed place and consecrating rather than withholding to apathy.Lt 27, 1890, par. 13–14+4
His yoke and burden are easy in contrast to exhausting self-imposed fashion and display, offering rest to the weary through meekness not galling burden.Ms 43, 1900, par. 41–42
His service is not harsh, when people give up lesser pleasures they understand ease and lightness.Lt 289, 1907, par. 16–18
His yoke is to be borne in His school without complaining, finding it easy here prepares for heaven to learn the immortal song and cast crowns at His feet when warfare ends.Ms 16, 1894, par. 44–45
Taking His yoke means coming helplessly, studying His Word, applying it and asking what the Master says, then His Word becomes life, comfort and assurance, feeding on Christ.Lt 81, 1901, par. 16–17
His yoke seems heavy when people rise above His meekness, the way to rest is to stop exalting self, hide in Him and learn from Him.4T 101.2
His requirements are an easy yoke in contrast with Satan's cruel power and sin, without His help duties feel galling but with Him the weary find rest as He bears cares, bringing peace, power and greatness through meekness.ST Apr 6, 1882+3
For workers adopting His way, taking His yoke and learning His character means return to acceptable service and rest.JIOKP 8.2–9.1
As Prince of heaven He made infinite sacrifice to come to a cursed world, His easy yoke has terms accepted by cheerful obedience with every advantage to accepters who become examples, complying to find craved rest.STB 798.2+1
Wearing His yoke brings rest but those insisting on own way refusing it will see too late they missed rest, remaining in darkness instead of becoming light by uniting with brethren.21MR 405.1+1
His yoke belongs to learners who receive Him as life, strength and holiness, and as foundation of every true church He gives presence to the faithful walking in counsel to the end.GW 485.2+1
His yoke is self-denial for others proving light, in contrast to enslaving selfishness and covetousness where money pursuit robs peace, with benevolence bringing relief.RH Aug 25, 1874+1
He left invitation for every burdened soul in affliction, taking His yoke gives rest as true help in troublous times so the afflicted go to God in unity not false gods, without worry and with revived love.ST Aug 28, 1898
Those taking His yoke and learning find rest and serve acceptably with talents, with discord replaced by desire for righteousness and study.STB 487.2–488.1
His yoke is easy in contrast with painful self-imposed burdens through self-love, pride and jealousy, inviting the weary to lay them down for cheerful requirements bringing peace.4T 240.3
Submitting to His imposed yoke and learning meekness brings happiness unattainable by following own course.3T 335.2
His yoke of obedience and service is easy not because of idleness but because He bore duty in uncomplaining submission, followers learning how to obey bringing rest and love to God and neighbor.ST Jun 16, 1898
His yoke of submission is easy while human plans seeming fitting become burdensome, surrendering them and giving up self-confidence lets God work to will and do His pleasure even against own plans, recognizing weakness.RH Oct 23, 1900
He gives rest to the weary bearing burdens and giving strength so they need not rely on sufficiency, lifting burdens as they take them up.GW92 361.1+1
Learning meekness is practical for serving others needing spiritual nourishment beyond intellectual pride.MH 442.4+1
Coming, taking His yoke and learning brings rest, following in meekness rather than self-exaltation shows belonging to His kingdom.CWP 2.2
Rest belongs with learning and renewal by the Spirit, without transforming power and death to self one remains restless.RH Mar 29, 1906
Serving means taking up His work joined to learning, denying self and living as servant rather than seeking praise, with His grace shaping work requiring self-denial not for glory.GW92 334.1–2+1
His yoke is to be accepted in place of self-imposed burdens, learning with thorough conversion leads to changed life rather than fretting and defeat.ST Nov 13, 1879
He invites the poor, suffering and afflicted to come and learn giving rest, peace, righteousness and grace to bear affliction, with nailed hands stretched to save so believing, confessing and trusting removes fear of death, hearing, forgiving, adopting and pleading.Lt 61, 1891, par. 13–15
His rule brings rest unlike human yokes making dependence on others, and His yoke is freedom for He copied no human model, learned in meekness.Lt 344, 1907, par. 5+1
His yoke replaces every yoke fastened on others, breaking human control for personal accountability in appointed work honestly with best energies, with strength not from humans but partaking divine nature looking to Jesus every moment for great short-time work.Ms 145, 1902, par. 18
Strength comes not from humans but by partaking of divine nature and looking to Jesus every moment fitting workers for great work in short time.Ms 145, 1902, par. 18
Submission gives refuge and develops virtues, rest is found in Christ Himself not apart from Him, with surrender bringing blessing and heaviest work borne with gladness by His power.21MR 105.4–106.3+2
Learning His meekness gives soul rest and keeps from drifting by anchoring on promise and seeking deep experience, trusting mercy without doubt.11MR 359.1
Taking His yoke is the only way to save the soul now, beginning at once to serve minds rather than rule them, requiring closet repentance, confession, reform, covenant, taking back burdens laid on others and becoming honest in obedience with pure heart, burning misleading books and refusing mind-power for prayer.Lt 306, 1903, par. 5–7
It requires closet repentance, confession, reform, covenant, taking back burdens laid on others and becoming honest in obedience with pure heart.Lt 306, 1903, par. 5–7
For learners with meekness the yoke is easy and school gives rest bringing nearer heaven in humility and obedience.Lt 71, 1903, par. 3–4
The yoke is restraint gladly accepted displacing self-sufficiency for His meekness, so when self is given God controls every part.21MR 151.1
Unlike heavy yokes Satan makes binding to the world against God's commandments, the yoke God prepares is obedience to Him, borne in meek submission with whole being yielded to transforming grace making complete, as Substitute and example under law.Ms 40, 1886, par. 3+1
Bringing self under God's will requires controlling impulses, denying inclination and giving up present good for future good, learning discipline bringing peace, faith and happiness.Lt 3, 1886, par. 30–32
His is the only yoke servants should accept, for His words shape character leaving them free to follow His will rather than hindered by human rules.Ms 156b, 1901, par. 14–16
His followers are to wear His yoke rather than own making walking humbly in meekness.Lt 8, 1901, par. 8
Wearing the yoke means yoking with Him and pulling with brethren in same direction instead of acting alone to cooperate as one in redemption at immense sacrifice.Ms 56, 1898, par. 14–15
No wise soldier omits it laying aside self-will, offense-taking and exercising self-restraint.Ms 56, 1898, par. 14–15
The yoke borne in cooperation as meekness is learned means living so His attributes are revealed without oppression, working with Him in mutual meekness.Ms 198, 1903, par. 4+1
God makes it the test in choosing workers asking whether they walk humbly enough to be taught and trusted to speak immortal truth.Ms 123, 1907, par. 9
Taking His burdens removes heavier burdens, following through the cross gives increased strength without crushing.ST Oct 21, 1880
His light yoke contrasts with self-indulgent nature and penances, for the carnal heart bears painful mortification rather than give up sin and submit, preferring outward demands to renunciation.4SP 383.2–3+3
The yoke becomes easy when the heart is changed to love God, trials remaining but borne well making the way precious, seeking holiness.1T 160.4–161.1+1
The immortal inheritance belongs to the self-denying.1T 160.4–161.1
Taking His yoke means accepting obedience and sharing suffering knowing love and joy, with faith joining weakness to divine strength.RH Nov 28, 1912
The yoke is borne by joining Him, lifting burdens and walking as He walked in patience, kindness and yearning for souls with gentleness and humility.RH May 29, 1900
Wearing His yoke means serving actively rather than seeking easy place or letting infirmities keep from work, taking up burdens.RH Aug 21, 1900
A living church bears His yoke, follows its leader, moves forward and gains workers.RH May 1, 1913
The verse shows the yoke is borne with Christ not through crushing efforts apart, requiring not so many responsibilities as to neglect prayer but having the Lord beside as meek.STBk 59.1
Being yoked means serving in partnership through transforming power by the Spirit making the joined more than conquerors.STMW8 12.2
Those working closely and wearing His yoke learn how to bring peace to the sorrowful and broken-hearted.6T 323.2–324.1
The yoke becomes easy when Christians regard themselves as humble instruments faithfully performing duty relying on promised help, so bearing burdens is not unbearable sacrifice.BS 70.1
Serving means accepting His yoke and carrying given work, with learning requiring laying aside false dignity including serving through medical missionary work commanded and pleasing Him.STMW11 19.1+2
The heart changed to seek holiness is part of why the yoke becomes easy.SG2 259.3–260.3
Joining with Christ is blessed opportunity, taking His yoke means becoming laborer together with God.FE 471.1
The verse is connected with God giving rest to a weary burdened worker faithfully carrying responsibility, strengthening him near despair to continue.RH Aug 27, 1861
Taking up His yoke means accepting service responsibilities including warning and helping others which love of ease avoids, as part of faithful life.RH Nov 19, 1914
His yoke involves willing service and responsibility including sacrifice forming His character, while self-indulgence fails to grow godliness and develops unlike-Christ character.ST Aug 7, 1893
People pant weary carrying themselves, but coming feeling unable to bear loads and laying them on Him as Burden-bearer brings rest, with promises taken to heart and unworthy accepted through Christ whose grace waits to be claimed.Lt 1e, 1882, par. 2
Stumbling under loads comes from not taking promises to heart, and God will accept the unworthy through Christ whose waiting grace is to be claimed.Lt 1e, 1882, par. 2
Christ gives help and peace to comers whatever extremity, wearing His yoke means learning meekness to whom promised rest belongs.21MR 272.3–273.1
His yoke is easy bringing rest, peace and obedience unlike burdensome teachings bringing unrest which He does not impose, contrasting invented rules with light burden.7MR 391.3–392.3+1
Accepting Christ means accepting His yoke by joining and cooperating in all work, and bearers must not misrepresent holy principles in speech or act.Lt 212, 1903, par. 2
His yoke is discipleship in which seekers allow nature to be disciplined and submit to authority so He can do intended good, joining Himself to every willing one who fully understands needs.10MR 295.2–3
Christ joins Himself to everyone willing as one fully understanding humans and needs.10MR 295.2–3
Being yoked means learning meekness letting His love shape heart expressed in obedience and in tenderness and kind deeds with courtesy.Ms 108, 1899, par. 6–8
Those coming in humility experience His burden as light, the meek find relief under His care.Ms 153, 1904, par. 32–34
Yoking means learning meekness by sinking self in Christ, and none can meet God's purposes without partaking of divine nature escaping corruption, with God willing to help and do great things giving richest experience and lofty ideals to those bearing His mind.Ms 115a, 1899, par. 11
God is willing to help every soul yoked so and do great things for those bearing His mind, giving richest experience and lofty ideals.Ms 115a, 1899, par. 11
Christ's yoke is His own not human manufacture, wearing means cooperating in God-given work and learning meekness, with Christ daily teaching beatitudes, forming faultless character for destiny with angels ministering toward judgment.Lt 317a, 1905, par. 9
Christ cooperates with and daily teaches cooperators giving experience in beatitudes, forming faultless character for future destiny with angels ministering and preparing for judgment.Lt 317a, 1905, par. 9
The rest is found by learning meekness refusing self-exaltation, entered as ministers let His Spirit shine in self-controlled kind words making peace to honor the Saviour.Lt 257, 1903, par. 17–18
His yoke is perfect obedience, yoking as co-worker brings perfect rest and freedom while self-rule does not bring liberty.Ms 68, 1897, par. 30
They do not give ease and selfish indulgence since His life was self-sacrifice and followers walk with consistent tenderness inspired with His life.12MR 237.3–238.1
His yoke is light to the consecrated, taking it cheerfully brings true rest.Lt 2, 1873, par. 10
Receiving Christ means bearing His yoke while learning meekness, where His yoke is following and serving others representing His character, and hindering burdens are cast aside.Lt 55, 1897, par. 43–45
Wearing His yoke becomes perfectly easy through help in Christ not human strength, on condition of coming and submitting to Word by giving up contention for personal ways, with probationers perfecting character and parents learning to fit for heaven and help mothers educate against evil, opening heaven's door.3MR 71.2–72.1
As probationers perfecting character parents instilling principles themselves learn lessons fitting for heaven, whose easiness opens heaven's door and helps mothers educate children to resist evil.3MR 71.2–72.1
Yoking and learning transforms character into His likeness in aspirations and meekness, bringing fellowship in praising God with continual realization of presence, requiring looking to God not men for wisdom, exemplified in His uniting wealth and poverty with power and lowliness.Lt 20, 1902, par. 20–21
Wearing His yoke and bearing burdens teaches cultivation of meekness toward self and everyone met.Lt 11, 1901, par. 16
His yoke is to be taken in place of ungiven yoke, learning brings rest through trusting rather than doubt or unhappy speech.Ms 194, 1907, par. 5
Those apart must fully surrender to wear His yoke meeting spiritual needs, while refusers will perish with evil's root.Lt 21, 1899, par. 5
Wearing His yoke means hiding self in Christ learning self is nothing, opposed to self-sufficiency which ends in sorrow and deception, otherwise becoming corrupt sophisters drawing minds to self.Lt 87, 1901, par. 1–2
The weary find rest by taking His yoke rather than placing burdens on others, abiding lets His character appear in words and actions in light burden of following.Ms 106, 1904, par. 1–3
His yoke and burdens are to be accepted with His meekness, those serving must learn this way rather than domineering control or else leave work.Lt 28, 1896, par. 24
Wearing His yoke belongs to life as learner, learners become meek serving Him and one another in faith, hope and love.Ms 67, 1897, par. 54
His way is not crushing, learners submitting desires, disciplining self and doing duty find promised peace, rest and happiness.18MR 316.1–3
Wearing His yoke means doing the same ministry He did to which every converted member is called while learning meekness, including personal visiting, praying and meeting deficiency with Thus saith the Lord to glorify God, losing sight of self as missionaries using talents.Ms 42, 1898, par. 21–22
Those wearing learn meekness looking to God for direction and to the perishing world as field.Ms 101, 1898, par. 9
His yoke contrasts with self-made burdens that gall leading to complaints and evil speaking, taking His yoke in His school brings rest from turmoil, confusion and strife.Lt 63, 1893, par. 6–11+1
His yoke and burden are easy and learning meekness brings rest calling for gentleness and Spirit-shaped speech with humility.11MR 209.1–210.2
His yoke and burdens are borne by bringing self under God's will controlling impulse and sacrificing advantage, leading to happiness while lack of discipline leaves unrest, with meekness bringing peace.18MR 315.1–3
He loves people and suffered carrying burdens sheltering the weak, so those trusting, leaving cases with the Lord and fastening affections on God receive present rest and eternal life, with divine sympathy for tempted forsaken.13MR 297.2–3
He is Burden-bearer for those battling temptation, His broad promises are sufficient to trust without waiting for emotion, resting without doubt gives rest, and pointing others with cheering word blesses speaker with peace.11MR 358.3
His service is not unbearable hardship, His yoke easy because following means exchanging sin for righteousness and death for life, so followers should not complain but bear willingly with sanctified wills wholly given.Ms 3, 1858, par. 11–12
His yoke is easy for those yoked learning meekness who do not murmur but move forward cheerfully with praise and melody.Lt 34, 1896, par. 9+1
Wearing His yoke is joined to serving and sharing truth, revealing transforming grace in daily relationships by introducing truth into hearts and speech.Ms 74, 1897, par. 10
His yoke is easy and wearing means living in obedience bringing rest, while receiving help enables growth in meekness passed to children.Lt 47a, 1902, par. 15
Yoking means lifting burdens working together with God, with God working to will and do while workers work out salvation walking as He walked yearning for souls, entering His joy and filling heaven's vacancies, understood only by partakers of divine nature.Lt 100, 1895, par. 26
Those taking His name are to bear His yoke in meekness rather than shaming Him through false faith.Lt 335, 1904, par. 8–9
Rest and peace are given to willing learners in His school, but received only through hard struggle to give up own will requiring constant humility and watchfulness until life becomes constant love with grace pervading as vine life.Lt 14, 1887, par. 18
His service is not crushing, He invites bringing individual sorrows promising to carry them giving consolation so trusting as Sin-bearer none bear troubles alone.Lt 98d, 1896, par. 5–6
As Sin-bearer He invites the weary for rest including relief from disagreeable circumstances by bringing troubles to Him rather than others and keeping silence.Lt 67, 1876, par. 1
Wearing His yoke means learning and following with self-denial through which God develops moral discipline, without further explaining easy or light.Lt 169, 1899, par. 2
His yoke is worn by learning daily especially meekness, under it He is the worker's comfort and rest.Lt 96, 1902, par. 24
Serving has yoke and burdens in that teachers training youth take responsibility as disciples guided by His example and Spirit.Ms 43, 1900, par. 52–53
Before sharing glory one must wear His yoke learning meekness daily, meeting conditions by obeying law, and this learning gives soul rest, with cross before crown in race and battle.Lt 22, 1902, par. 27–29
Wearing His yoke means being a learner practicing meekness, taking Him as counselor, imbued with His Spirit receiving divine mold unto growth, refusing imperils the blood-bought soul with judgment according to light.Lt 22, 1887, par. 5
Wearing His yoke and lifting burdens is how meekness is learned as personal duty offering acceptable sacrifice without conferring with flesh, leaving no excuse that others failed since through Christ alone is eternal life.Ms 13, 1897, par. 28
Safety is found in constantly bearing His cross and yoke in living connection, keeping imagination under calm counsel and bringing religion into practice, opposed to temporal enterprises mixing human and divine, ennobling and increasing wisdom as standardbearers.Lt 129, 1895, par. 6–8
The verse is part of His invitation to come, abide and draw nourishment for all power is in the vine, comers bear fruit with abilities in kindness and richest fruit shows humility like bowing branches.5MR 333.1–2
Serving is a source of rest and happiness as using abilities in prayerful active service while learning humility brings great joy.Ms 88, 1898, par. 24–26
His yoke is to be exchanged for self-laid burdens, bringing perplexities to Him in humble faith and turning from self-pleasing to useful service and work for God.Lt 46a, 1874, par. 12–15
His yoke and burden are not too heavy, He invites giving burdens to Him trusting Him to carry them offering rest especially amid loneliness with consolation and friendship.Lt 2b, 1874, par. 3
His yoke is submission learned by following in obedience as a soldier, ever looking, studying His life and satisfied to be like the Master finding true rest proving His rule easy by believing His Word.Ms 158, 1902, par. 33
His yoke is a life of obedience not self-indulgence, one who lived for self can become disciple by accepting it and learning meekness.Lt 6, 1903, par. 23–24
Wearing His yoke means submission and consecration where alone rest is found, knowing God's glory in His face full of mercy seen at Calvary, building hopes on the Rock with high estimate of gospel, secure beyond gold.6MR 25.1–2
Every person has own work to wear His yoke, none is given ruling over fellows for all are fallible, wearing requires deep humility taking Him as center enlarging narrow life to earth's ends, learning and teaching in deed.Ms 102, 1903, par. 3–4
The rule He gives remains gentle while self-made rule becomes painful when insisting on carrying cares, taking His meekness keeps small things from irritating.Lt 8a, 1879, par. 3
He calls people to unite by wearing His yoke, unlike galling human yoke His is not imposed to control others.Lt 130, 1902, par. 26–27
Coming with every burden brings rest for His way is not crushing, offering pardon, help and step-by-step guidance calling to lay guilt on Him in trust.Lt 49, 1896, par. 5–9
His yoke is easy when living in harmony and learning, but galling when out of harmony, He knows sorrows and coming brings rest involving obedience and sanctification through truth.3MR 73.1
His yoke is easy when people learn, receive His Spirit and practice patience and self-control putting away supposed wisdom and becoming meek finding peace more precious than gold.Ms 139, 1902, par. 4+1
His yoke and burdens are light and learning brings rest, while burdens through suspicion, jealousy and control are hard, He calls instead to humility and service.Lt 23, 1880, par. 11–12
He calls those given to worldly pleasures to take His yoke, the invitation from One who made full atonement dying for enemies, wearing means choosing service wholly controlled learning meekness and God's will.Ms 47, 1902, par. 39
His yoke is easy when people break self-made yoke and join Him learning meekness unto rest, trying to carry self creates conflict but when self is submerged He abides within.Lt 121, 1898, par. 24–25
His yoke is of love known by those standing in humility in active communion producing kindness, mutual respect and courteous dealing with apprentices winning souls until planted on the Rock, refusing to tear down others' work.5MR 73.1–74.1
Returning means willingly accepting His yoke learning meekness finding rest in submission rather than transgression.Lt 141, 1898, par. 4
His workers serve yoked learning meekness with humility and sacrifice not overbearing spirit.13MR 191.2
He as Burden-bearer invites all needing help to receive light and life, bearing His yoke means receiving Him and laboring together with no cloud between.ST Mar 17, 1898
Serving means wearing His yoke following in meekness while giving time to rescuing sinners and sharing knowledge of God.RH Nov 5, 1901
Worn ministers find rest by coming and learning, His yoke easy because no human is strong enough to sustain workers but He upholds all leaning whole weight never sinking, giving power, companionship, love and present help.RH Jan 21, 1902
He as Burden-bearer lifts burden from oppressed bringing deliverance so sadness gives way to joy when the soul surrenders by faith, with unseen hand and heaven's light, putting away sin for love, humility and peace by the Spirit.ST Apr 15, 1886+2
His work is presented as yoke followers are to take, pressing because few bear it, accepters draw divine strength and grow while refusers remain inactive, called to take up work for the Master.ST Jan 16, 1879+1
For teachers submitting to God wearing means accepting duty of obedience as example to students.HCSSP 31.2
Wearing His yoke means learning pure holy ways as companion serving with reverence shaping words and conduct amid tests, treating Him with reverence in difficult experiences.GW 96.4–97.1+4
His yoke is easy when heart is fully surrendered as love springs up and will is yielded turning cross to pleasure, reliance on own efforts brings no rest while faith in acceptance does through repentance.GW92 439.2–440.2
Learning in His school enables a mother to guide children patiently, restrain hasty words and remain cheerful through misfortune.RH Jan 12, 1911
His yoke is easy because His love forgives not casting away erring disciples but binding by constant love, practicing that love makes growth gentler and shaping fruitful unlike harsh treatment.FE 282.1+1
His yoke is not human yoke imposed by claimants of control, followers learn from Him as divine teacher looking to Him not fallible humans.RCOC 82.1–2
Those united willingly take up service bearing His yoke in fellowship not through selfish ambition, carrying given work.ST Dec 10, 1896
Taking His yoke and carrying burdens opposes independence and resistance, bound with drawing near God, ordering households and working earnestly for eternity.TEPD 75.2
Following Him involves self-denial pledging soul, body and spirit from first belief, sharing joys and sufferings, rendering Eden obedience and gaining blessing by prayer and humbling while time lasts, feeding on life words and ceasing pride amid judgments.16MR 236.1+2
His companionship gives rest unlike Satan's yoke producing complaining and darkness making one oppose God's work.Ms 113, 1903, par. 2–3
Learning meekness helps overcome imperfect dispositions fulfilling duty to love God and neighbor supremely.Lt 178, 1899, par. 16
He gives thanks for redemption's covenant then opens love offering eternal life to all uniting with God as balm for sin's sorrow beyond priests and Pharisees to all classes.Ms 106, 1902, par. 34
Those claiming truth must leave self-promoting speech, humble before God and live as heaven's citizens under His leadership, learning meekness to find rest.Ms 177, 1899, par. 20
His yoke is not source of troubles made by refusing it, wearing brings advantages with Him as efficiency and protection on eternal truth with power.Lt 202, 1902, par. 3
His way is not harsh, learning meekness is reflected in compassion, patience and sound judgment never giving right to act as God over another or dictate duty, with no oppressive human rule over Christ's own.16MR 127.1+1
He calls divided hearts to come with faith into harmony not only receiving truth but practicing it, taking restraint and obedience to find rest.19MR 306.1–2
Wearing His yoke brings rest through living experience of God's things.Ms 22, 1902, par. 9–10
Wearing His yoke brings change cleansing impure thoughts and filling with righteousness bringing peace as difficulties are borne with Him as helper.Lt 51a, 1897, par. 25
Those learning and becoming meek are not left to bear service alone but rely on keeping power receiving help when asking.Lt 1, 1905, par. 8
His yoke is not painful nor requiring human ceremonies, it is the true yoke of the meek one not human error, becoming galling when human demands are added while living unlike Him and leading from truth.ST Feb 24, 1898+1
After meeting conditions none need carry sins but place them on the Saviour trusting promise, though people create burdens instead, and hardship from disobeying light is not His yoke but self-placed grievous load.ST Feb 6, 1901+2
Wearing His yoke and carrying burden is privilege of every principal and teacher in educating youth to represent His character.6T 156.3
His yoke is humble self-denying service after His example of simplicity and poverty, meaning willingness to serve sufferers without insisting on stipulated wage, for He came as a babe in lowliness finding glory in simplicity and suffering privation, including medical missionary work without worldly display.CH 350.1+4
His yoke can be cheerfully submitted to teaching even those thinking themselves perfect to recognize dependence and weakness.ST Oct 24, 1900
Followers wear His yoke learning meekness in humble dependence on God giving strength, wisdom and redemption with Him as helper and rest in ministry.GW 37.3–38.2
He invites all especially teachers to come and learn for His service gives rest, meaning taking God's word and making it plain by nature and everyday objects while angels press truth, forbidding mechanical preaching and coarse slang, requiring simple pure language after Jesus' manner to the poor.ST Mar 19, 1894
His way is not harsh with pleasant peaceful paths belonging to the lesson souls must learn from the perfect pattern.RH Apr 19, 1906
Salvation requires accepting His yoke and laying aside self-made yoke, not self-confidence.3T 457.1
Coming helplessly, studying His word and applying it brings rest, strength, comfort, hope and assurance.RH Aug 13, 1901
Coming under His yoke is necessary for God to restore His image and renew minds.STMW9 41.3
He is presented as Burden-bearer to whom sore hearts and all mental and bodily cares can be brought through tender sympathy, with faith bringing healing through grace, easing burdens in prayer with strength for mothers and pointing troubled minds to Him.ST Sep 13, 1877+4
Serving means sharing His work with leaders and members laboring to save souls without competing for rank or wages, loving people and seeking conversion in meekness not self-importance.STMW8 3.2+1
He calls weary mothers to come for rest in contrast to galling slavery to fashionable dress overtaxing mind and body leaving them too tired for Bible and child-training, whose clamorous demands drown His voice.RH Jan 24, 1907
His service is restful because learned in meekness meaning practical training for saving souls rather than heavy prolonged unusable study weakening faith, keeping eye single, receiving usable instruction and finding rest in holy activity with heaven.OEWP 8.1–10.1
Overlooking blessings, complaining and borrowing trouble bring unhappiness in contrast to offered rest, teaching different lesson than Christ.2T 639.3–640.2
Wearing the yoke means receiving and obeying His words so character is shaped, grace refines, faith strengthens and life harmonizes with God in meek likeness with clear judgment.STB 712.1
The verse offers relief to guilty souls, bearing of grief for the afflicted and peace to the disappointed if they trust, doubting and clinging to cares rejects salvation despite increasing evidences.ST Feb 7, 1878
Taking the yoke means relying on Him rather than placing burdens on others and carrying sin to Him, abiding lets His character shape words, with obedience bringing rest.RH May 26, 1904+1
Learning meekness brings desired rest for gentleness is strength while pride brings weakness and discontent.3T 476.3
He is divine Teacher whose instruction brings nobility preparing for life with angels and eternal advancement, taking His yoke is education leading to God with lasting transform.MYP 171.3–4+1
The yoke and burden are not cruel restrictions but duties leading to peace and life with God bringing cleansing and satisfaction, protecting from suffering indulgences and shutting out heaven.ST Oct 21, 1880
The call to the weary is to be answered after preaching by inviting seekers apart, conversing, praying, teaching surrender and claiming promises so each gains faith through the Spirit, searching the word and expressing God's love.6T 65.2
Taking the yoke is learning His method which reconverts, ends strife, returns talents in acceptable service and makes daily students following on to know the Lord.Ms 95, 1907, par. 11
The yoke is connected with blessings withdrawing affections from the world binding interests to Him in fellowship.Ms 147, 1899, par. 14
Putting self down, lifting Him up and keeping eye single to glory gives power to be in world not of it, self-exaltation forces abasement while self-humbling lets Him lift, with obedience and justice, mercy and humble walk.12MR 109.2–3
The yoke rests easily only when humility is fully learned in His school hard to enter because it requires giving up human will for the Father's.3MR 72.3
He knows weakness, encourages with promises, bears brought burdens, and through His fullness there is access to the Father and light to be lights with open heaven.3MR 72.3
Learning His meekness means following where He leads obeying God's word in safety not opposers' burdens.Lt 71, 1898, par. 7–8+1
Learning meekness removes strife for position.Lt 208, 1907, par. 5
This rest belongs with watchful pure prayerful living not worldly practices contaminating the soul from prayer and communion.Ms 35, 1893, par. 23
He lays no grievous yoke, people make it grievous by wanting own will instead of submitting to God's will, finding rest by doing what can be done without overdoing in love without straining ahead.Lt 21, 1879, par. 3–5
As compassionate Saviour He invites the weary to come directly with burdens and questions instead of looking to mortals as conscience, giving relief found alone in Him.Ms 4, 1868, par. 1–2
That direct experience is highest value for standing amid last-day perils and being purified in affliction's fires preparatory to immortality, removing impurities.Ms 4, 1868, par. 1–2
Learning from Him brings a peace He alone can give.Lt 241, 1903, par. 1
When meekness is learned wearing brings restfulness calling for forbearance rather than murmuring.Ms 129, 1901, par. 12–13
Taking the yoke and learning meekness is the only way to save the soul now beginning at once to serve minds rather than rule them.Lt 306, 1903, par. 5–7
His easy yoke opposes heavy yokes laid by restrictive rules hindering laborers, to be removed with trust and freedom as at Madison.20MR 103.1–2
The patient compassionate Saviour invites bringing troubles, turning instead to humans shows distrust forfeiting what could be received, with Jesus the one to turn to.Lt 5, 1901, par. 3+1
Ministers and physicians must sit at His feet to learn meekness guarding mind and words instead of exalting self in perilous times, demonstrating experimental knowledge in character as God's children.Ms 127, 1905, par. 10–12
Sharing His yoke brings spiritual life and power for Christlike service enabling working together with God forming characters fit for heaven.18MR 105.3–106.2
As Burden-bearer personal burdens are to be dropped on Him by faith.11MR 359.1
The invitation comforts the weary, following with less self-indulgence relieves pain, with rest from guidance and meekness.Lt 178, 1902, par. 18–20
The promise belongs with invitation to take His yoke and learn through His Word with rest and relief.Lt 14, 1907, par. 3
The invitation assures each person Christ is personal Saviour holding interests close in loving care.Lt 103, 1898, par. 9
Wearing obedience keeps from becoming Satan's channel and frees from complaint and walking in self-kindled sparks, giving refuge, strength and rest instead of murmuring and human appeal while neglecting the near source.Ms 169, 1897, par. 10–11
Christ extends a helping hand offering relief from self-chosen burdens, pleading with refusers to accept and find rest.Lt 243, 1904, par. 6–8
His gentle care embodies the invitation calling followers to serve others sharing kindness and relying on Him amid sacrifice, with light burden and rest to the weary.RH Aug 13, 1901+1
Wearing means surrendering mind and will rather than seeking holiness by strength, giving self wholly in faith to find peace under His rule.Lt 9, 1905, par. 10–12
The verse means remaining joined without ever removing the yoke while doing the Lord's work as many are converted, gentle and not heavy.Lt 151, 1897, par. 2–4
Taking the yoke involves learning and obeying with Christ abiding shaping life rather than shifting burdens, so His character appears in actions and words.Ms 108, 1904, par. 5+1
Accepting and relying enables advancement, drives doubt by His presence, guards against mistakes through daily learning and gives power to overcome for the needy and helpless.ST Jun 8, 1904+1
His meek character makes dealings tender toward the tempted and discouraged offering refuge instead of complaint, inviting to ask and save to the uttermost in obedience and restraint.Lt 46, 1898, par. 10–13+1
His life of patient cheerful service amid trials exemplifies the invitation.Ms 73a, 1900, par. 1–2
The yoke is easy when one comes aware of weakness and sin entrusting soul to Christ accepting burdens and learning meekness bringing rest with sense of accountability.Lt 23, 1896, par. 4
Because He is meek, proclaiming truth in new territory among the ignorant must be done with greater simplicity without spoiling figures with unpatterned weaving.Lt 177, 1904, par. 3
Wearing means being taught after His character overcoming defects living in harmony with reform shaping workers into patient courteous companions reflecting heaven's grace.Lt 42, 1907, par. 2–4
Rejoicing in the promise is central, bearing includes taking the cross through suffering as well as ease, through it He gives rest, lifts toward God and draws into relation with needy helpers.Ms 85, 1901, par. 17–20
His mercy makes service rest, connection shapes character after His own in gentleness.Ms 96, 1898, par. 5–6
Following is not unbearable, He invites the misled to come and learn finding rest, and those turned still have obligation but in Him find strength and escape from false theories with holy aspirations.Lt 49a, 1896, par. 16–17
His yoke is easy because He is sin-bearer, no human or angel is sin-bearer and none can save by works, so the weary must lay sins on Him who bore the world's sins believing He pardons and accepts through blood making them children, bearing long with erring with angels ministering.Lt 36, 1900, par. 1–3
Being under His yoke means following direction steadfastly, withdrawing through divided course with unsanctified people leads away from rest for lack of perception.Lt 127, 1896, par. 1–2
Jesus means what He says and is to be taken at word, the helpless hang on Him trusting rest, the nailed hand saves, hears confession, forgives and makes members of royal family with hope and grace for temptation.Lt 97, 1895, par. 62–63
Taking means forming Christlike character rather than pursuing religious work for self-praise.Ms 182, 1903, par. 13–14
Jesus the greatest teacher and Creator calls all to enter His school, submit to teaching and drink at His fountain, the lesson making great is meekness giving rest and rooting in truth keeping converted daily.Ms 8b, 1891, par. 24–26
His yoke is unlike burdensome human yokes, laying burdens on Christ brings rest and ready help to troubled weary learners.Ms 118, 1904, par. 9–11
Those coming close, walking humbly and learning receive rest, yoking brings union with the Redeemer imparting individuality enabling faithful service with given abilities.Ms 70, 1896, par. 31–34
Jesus asks love because people need His peace, rest is gained on conditions of wearing His yoke through daily learning with wisdom bringing unbounded confidence in God.Ms 9, 1885, par. 8–9
Following brings freedom from Satan and power to overcome merciless temper living with self-control.Lt 38, 1893, par. 5–7
Discipleship is not oppressive unlike ambition for position bringing perplexity leading away from Christ.17MR 167.3–168.2
The yoke of service is easy, as grace transforms following brings rest known by experience.Ms 96, 1901, par. 9–14
Those facing pain can draw near reposing in His love trusting as refuge.7MR 145.1–146.1
Learning gives rest worth more than silver, His love brings peace, restrains hasty speech and refreshes contacts.Lt 421, 1907, par. 7
His meekness exemplifies bearing hardship without retaliation entrusting to God, while recounting trials does not lighten them.Lt 2, 1870, par. 14–15
Accepting means giving up self-pleasing enabling youth to serve and bless others with rest.Lt 178, 1896, par. 1–4
Taking means faithfully doing duties revealed in Word in entrusted place, and this service is not oppressive.18MR 269.1–3
In contrast to yokes seeming light but proving galling, He measures truly, submission requires giving up cherished plans sacrificing self-confidence while learning essential lessons, ending unprofitable struggle for peace.Ms 147, 1899, par. 4–5
They find rest accepting restraint and learning meekness, if uneasy the fault lies in the person not the yoke, developing hatred for wounding Him, with Christ alone relieving whom no human can.Lt 110, 1899, par. 7–10+2
He offers rest and is the example revealing God's character in easy service.Ms 159, 1902, par. 11–12
His yoke is easy because He is sympathizing companion who passed through troubles prepared to help, so trusting brings safety in trials with strength.Lt 80, 1906, par. 11–12
Those coming, learning and bringing troubles find rest and help He alone can give encouraging turning to God in perplexity and speaking of difficulties.Ms 28, 1901, par. 16
Followers are to accept guidance and learn meek character with teachable contrite heart prepared to obey and receive instruction.Lt 45, 1893, par. 25–28
Christ alone can relieve the oppressed soul which no human power can do.Lt 196, 1901, par. 11
Learning includes learning meekness of heart from the divine Teacher.Lt 142, 1901, par. 9–10
Learning means keeping His human character before us doing as He would, and heeders become heaven's subjects.Ms 178, 1903, par. 1–2
Accepting means living by truth reflecting His character contrary to world's spirit.10MR 146.4–147.4
Its ease does not mean little learning but calls those in responsibility to remain teachable led by the great teacher rather than assume right to lead.Lt 99, 1900, par. 6–7
Christ loves the sinner while not loving sin calling the weary by perversity to come for rest because life under His rule brings relief not crushing weight.Lt 52, 1899, par. 2
The yoke is a life of obedience rather than anger, wearing means learning meekness in restraint and service.Ms 125, 1898, par. 4
His grace gives strength, in Him believers receive wisdom, righteousness and redemption with purpose and courage.Ms 73, 1900, par. 7
He offers rest to the weary burdened by sin inviting learning from meek character in following.Ms 21, 1900, par. 19–21
He stays with followers in genuine trials helping turn imagined troubles toward God.Lt 100, 1895, par. 5–11
Wearing means humbling before God learning duty directly from Jesus rather than seeking permits from fallible men, for trusting men is opposite to wearing His yoke and Satan crowding where councils teach dependence on men.Ms 42, 1891, par. 8–9
He invites all to learn meekness through grace and find rest in character building, encouraging divine influence and praise making the heart fit temple for the Spirit, succeeding without murmuring as friends preparing for mansions.Lt 329, 1905, par. 6
Wearing means doing medical missionary work without demanding stipulated sum, insisting on fixed pay proves not wearing His yoke or learning meekness, otherwise means would establish work in many places.1MR 76.4–5
The easy yoke is found only by complying to come and learn, a thankful spirit finds peace while gloomy ungrateful spirits missing self-discipline miss it, recognizing blessing by experience.Ms 133, 1897, par. 10–11
Wearing means heeding invitation meeting opposition peacefully even when satanic forces work through agents in perilous times.Lt 36, 1906, par. 1
As people learn in lifelong discipleship restraint does not halt growth, learners receive meekness, keep learning attributes and become able to teach and work with God.Ms 11, 1899, par. 11–12
Trusting His help offers relief from worry and discouragement in discipleship.8MR 441.1–442.1
The promise belongs to the narrow path lined with light and joy of obedience, taking lightens anxiety and what appears cross proves crown, with commands as righteousness, peace and joy keeping prize in sight.Ms 61, 1903, par. 1–2
His service brings rest not censuring, for consecrated workers letting the Spirit direct find His way not strife but character shaped by Spirit, putting away self.Lt 94, 1898, par. 5–9
His invitation offers rest to the laboring and His companionship comforts the lonely and discouraged without oppression.Lt 26, 1895, par. 1–2
Learning from Him gives rest of greater worth than silver, His love brings peace restraining hasty speech.Lt 421, 1907, par. 7
His loving presence is near for help, seeking brings joy, strengthens faith and deepens prayer, with light burden of discipleship and obedience.Lt 75, 1897, par. 6–7
For workers it means harmony without discouraging one another as they comfort the sick and lead to salvation in His Spirit.Ms 63, 1909, par. 16–17
All desiring distinction can wear the yoke fleeing to Christ to be hid, making converted co-laborers to repair sin's ruin and waste places in the law.Ms 42, 1898, par. 34–35
Learning means cherishing gentleness allowing the Spirit to change heart and conduct.Lt 215, 1902, par. 11–14
Submitting brings rest through meekness.Lt 280, 1906, par. 9–12
Turning in prayer is not added load but rest because He is more concerned than any adviser.Lt 87, 1898, par. 9–15
Following self-denying service is privilege not oppression even by cheerful sacrifice for the needy with rest.Ms 167, 1898, par. 13–16
The penitent coming in hope receives rest with pardon.Lt 126, 1906, par. 12
As head He gives rest through meek leadership meaning every believer come directly to learn present duty rather than looking to presidents or organization to carry what Christ alone can.Ms 75, 1907, par. 2–3
It calls all to humble themselves laying aside exalted self, giving up criticism as discernment and flaw-watching, receiving education in straight lines forming character by self-examination washed in the Lamb's blood until mind is Christ's.Lt 6, 1899, par. 11–12
The yoke is submission, as learners partake of His spirit they find rest in obedience.Lt 64, 1900, par. 1–3
The easy yoke is obtained by studying the Word highest education to be taught in schools and sanitariums, living on the plan of addition in Second Peter bringing strength and meek eloquence, practicing virtues on the ladder with morning goings forth against the foe.Ms 86, 1905, par. 16–17
Learning is duty instead of taking man's voice, refusing truth when crossing theories repeats the Pharisees turning from the divine teacher.3MR 89.2
Jesus does not forsake lovers, He alone takes away sin giving righteousness to yoked learners.Lt 111, 1902, par. 3
It tenderly calls the sin-laden to repentance, forsake law-transgression and accept grace with humility, accepters find rest while refusers for fear of friends remain disobedient without place in His kingdom.Lt 80, 1900, par. 18–20
It means every agent is invited into partnership under His direction forbidding responsible men to muzzle fellow workers putting human judgment between Christ and the soul.Ms 29, 1907, par. 30–32
Accepting meek self-giving service brings rest as people seek others' good sharing received love, helping and strengthening one another.Ms 78, 1901, par. 29–30
It gives comfort calling those worrying over others' sins to behold the Lamb who takes away sin trusting the great physician to cure soul malady.12MR 8.2
The yoke means obedience taking it means coming as learner, searching Scriptures in His Spirit enlightens and quickens to blessing and rest.Ms 45, 1898, par. 33
It means daily learning humility and following righteous brotherly course in investigating Scripture together with humility and willingness to be corrected without envy over differences, without sharp feelings or speaking of little-known things.12MR 184.1–185.1
Yoking brings peace, when overwhelmed looking to Jesus brings comfort, strength and hope.Ms 16, 1895, par. 4–5
The yoke becomes easier the more of heaven people bring into lives helping carry load.Ms 74, 1895, par. 11
In perplexity when truth cannot be discerned turning brings rest, grace directs while the Spirit teaches enabling growth with victory not through self-sufficiency.Ms 8, 1900, par. 13–14
The promise gives experience of ease to those doing as He says including teaching others the way of life.Ms 153, 1904, par. 28–31
The verse shows qualifications are met by coming, taking and learning to find rest because when received self is humbled.Lt 105, 1904, par. 23–24
The verse shows service is not crushing, learners working under direction find peace, beholding His self-denying life changes them with His yoke meaning serving as learners not dictators carrying orders.Ms 40a, 1890, par. 61–62
The life under the yoke learned from His heart is marked by love and humility rather than boasting.Lt 53, 1903, par. 16
No human should impose a yoke or frame duties since rest comes from Christ alone.Ms 8a, 1888, par. 39–41
Weary workers should come and wait in His presence rather than exhaust through unceasing labor.Lt 83, 1902, par. 24–28
He still invites followers of Adam's disobedience to yoke as Teacher for protection, refusers left to Satan's destroying power without rest.Lt 22, 1900, par. 12–13
Serving and keeping commandments can be shown as happiness even in this life with reward in this and next from the compassionate Redeemer, His yoke not grievous.ST Apr 28, 1898
Copying His Pattern by living truth proves ways pleasant healing blindness from cherished traits, awakening sleepers to discern righteousness.Ms 31, 1906, par. 2
All laboring under difficulties are invited to bring them to Him as Burden-bearer for relief from sadness and perplexity.Ms 173, 1905, par. 18–19
Learning means striving to be what He was taking Him as model in holiness, compassion and judgment, with no right to judge another or dictate duty, submitting wills to Christ with love instead of set rules and becoming examples not judges.Ms 156, 1907, par. 1–4+1
Receiving Him as abiding guest draws heart in praise enabling rest in love with thanksgiving.Lt 57, 1897, par. 3–4
Obeying and being transformed applies to all especially training-school heads who must become wise revealing obedience by example, knowing room for improvement.Lt 227, 1904, par. 4
He gives rest and grace for ministry to those with greater faith whose place includes doing medical missionary work everywhere standing firmly, learning meekness with Spirit's work revealing righteousness and light to needy souls.Lt 30, 1911, par. 11–13
The invitation applies to sinners who must confess, forsake and receive pardon and righteousness.Lt 27, 1890, par. 13–14
Rendering perfect obedience through sanctifying truth prepares for mansions with power to love and avoid shaming Him, receiving infinite grace plainly revealed by taking hold in need.Lt 101, 1904, par. 17–19
Those coming, learning and obeying find rest while serving and sharing bread of life without unbearable burden.Lt 118, 1906, par. 6–7
All seeking distinction can gain it by taking His yoke in meek learning.Ms 65a, 1898, par. 28
Looking to Jesus gives rest when wronged making discipleship gentle as believers submit to one another humbly under God, even when abused and misjudged.Lt 69, 1904, par. 11+1
Following involves self-denial and cross with encouragement without self-exaltation, holiness coming through belief, answering call to deny self and carry cross.Lt 58, 1906, par. 4–5+3
Those rescued from degradation are to take His yoke, every converted person finds service easy with rest.Ms 177, 1899, par. 17–19
Heeding means searching heart and guarding words especially in testing time for His rule is gentle and requirements not heavy.Ms 5, 1906, par. 1
His yoke is taken in humility with confession by denying self, working unitedly and living hidden in God preparing for coming bringing light and reformation by the Spirit.19MR 237.2–238.2
His life of learning and obeying exemplifies how to obey with meekness showing character to be learned in words and practice.Ms 1, 1892, par. 14–17
His invitation stands against exalting human beings, offering alternative rest in discipleship.Lt 280a, 1904, par. 16+1
In gracious love He uses means to save from greater trials by humbling, bringing out of own ways with gentle requirements through believing and trusting in the Redeemer's footsteps.Lt 363, 1905, par. 4–5
Taking it means letting the Spirit mold character showing difference between light and darkness standing for faith speaking truth in love.Lt 84, 1899, par. 6–8
Servants are called to be cheerful without selfishness with joy from serving and humble walk, happy and sure in God's chosen way.Ms 182, 1905, par. 3–4
It is His call to self-exalting workers doing strange work to come into line as humble seekers realizing weakness to find rest and do good in dependence.Ms 117, 1907, par. 11
His way is marked by meekness, gentleness and wisdom not strife.Ms 101, 1901, par. 3–6
His yoke and burden belong to serving Him including preaching Him crucified, and taking up a message predicting the hour, day or year of His return is not taking His yoke because He has not given that message.RCNBP 15.1
The verse shows the yoke is willing submission to His teaching and service that could have transformed Judas, but he hardened his heart and chose his own way, refusing to yield ambition and correction.DA 294.5–295.4
The verse shows the yoke and burden can mean years of active conflict and heavy responsibility that fasten to the bearer to sickness, endured by clinging to Jesus without murmuring until right to step out, though others increase the load.Lt 21, 1892, par. 5
The verse shows joining to Jesus raises from former degradation, to be visible in a clean orderly home giving evidence of faith.Lt 107, 1898, par. 15–16

What at first looks like a cross is found by experience to bring joy, peace, holy life and rest in faith as people learn from him, trust him and follow his commands rather than carrying anxieties and earthly cares alone, for he bears the cares the weary bring and leads in paths of peace, and knowing him replaces weariness, loneliness and dissatisfaction with satisfying joy that renews mind and body.RH May 9, 1907+4 Learning his meekness and lowliness calls the weary to trust mercy and love rather than dwell on weakness and unbelief.Lt 72, 1903, par. 7+1
All are to seek the promised rest and to reveal its truth to the world by showing that wearing his yoke brings genuine happiness and peace through power received to reveal his character.Lt 299, 1905, par. 2–3+1
He bids the weary and heavy-laden lay off the yoke of oppression, which is doubting his love, for he breaks that yoke from the neck and puts his own yoke upon them to bind them close to his heart of infinite love, and as they learn his meekness and lowliness they find rest in his freeing care.Lt 32, 1895, par. 5
The verse is a prescription to be followed, and following it gives the rest that he alone can give.Lt 59, 1904, par. 15
He invites tired and burdened workers to soul rest by accepting his way and learning his meek and humble heart, because his rule is gentle and his requirements are not heavy, which means those who watch for souls as ones who must give account must first take heed to themselves and to right teaching.Lt 24, 1902, par. 6
Wearing his yoke is the great present need bringing rest to the soul, and heeding the invitation in the fullest sense means taking his yoke upon the soul and learning of him, by which a person commits the soul to God as to a faithful Creator.Ms 72, 1902, par. 28
Serving under his guidance is not an oppressive burden, and those who come to him, learn from his meek and lowly example, and take up their work in true humility and godliness find rest for their souls.6T 471.4+1
Taking his yoke and learning his meekness and lowliness brings relief from constant perplexity, uncertainty and doubt, which is his gift received by accepting his promise, with the settled awareness that God is true and does not disappoint comers, that pardon is full and free and acceptance brings rest in his love, shaping character to reflect his and bringing rest, peace and joy through faith.21MR 228.4+3
Learning from him day by day through every means of grace leads to growth in the knowledge of God, while the Spirit fills the heart with peace and hope, increases faith and trust, and makes growth in Christlikeness apparent.Lt 191, 1901, par. 3
The yoke is easy and the burden light when the will is aligned with God and the person walks beside him, which does not mean life has no obstacles, for believers carry their part while he carries the heavier part and grow step by step, so that taking up the cross, denying self, overcoming the world and following in his path do not gall the neck, and walking ever with him gives peace and joy in faithful consecrated work and lifts anxiety and heaviness of thought.Ms 13, 1888, par. 68–71+1
Closing the mind in with the Redeemer and learning his meekness and lowliness brings rest because his way of teaching and learning is simple and not heavy, which calls teachers, physicians and ministers to weed out everything not of highest quality, keep only what is essential before students, and use short talks right to the point instead of long words that swamp the mind, so the mind stays sweet and pure and open to love for God with all heart, soul, strength and mind and love for neighbor as self.Ms 126, 1905, par. 7
The invitation is to be heeded with the simplicity of little children, and finding rest of soul in him includes taking best care of the body and taking rest for health in order to give more effective service, learn better the lessons he teaches, thank and praise him more, and continue in prayer, belief and trust, because he himself is the efficiency for service.Lt 229, 1904, par. 3
He as Son of the infinite God and greatest Teacher the world ever saw invites all who labor and are heavy laden to take his yoke, learn of him and become wise unto salvation, and his yoke is easy and burden light because he is meek and lowly and gives rest, in contrast to scribes and Pharisees and the learned and popular today whom he cannot trust and does not choose because they worship in vain teaching commandments of men, while he chooses the unlearned to learn of him.Ms 37, 1894, par. 23
The offer reflects his love in coming to earth to help people, and he continues to help as Advocate and intercessor with compassion for needs and imperfections, with his invitation remaining open to the laboring and heavy laden to come, learn from his meek and lowly heart and find rest, since as living Saviour he understands perplexities and is a constant help.Lt 36, 1875, par. 6–7+1
He himself carries burdens and gives rest of soul to the laboring and heavy laden, and taking his yoke and learning his meekness and lowliness brings rest through trusting God every moment instead of man, calling one worn by long perplexity to stop loading self with responsibilities, give the brain rest, place all burdens and perplexities in God's hands and let him bring his will to pass, which rest is for now and fits with doing appointed work of building waste places, raising foundations, repairing the breach and standing for the law, bringing peace, happiness and joy especially in trial, with troubles told to him and lasting value gained by relying on him.Lt 125, 1905, par. 4+4
Each person is called individually to daily preparation in this earthly preparatory school to be ready for the heavenly higher school where none is represented by proxy, and the yoke is easy and burden light because he has paid the tuition so all required is to learn of him under heavenly agencies, practicing Christlike politeness, representing him before world, angels and men, helping one another to become worthy, pure and noble with true sonship, speaking encouraging words and strengthening feeble hands and knees, while walking and working in his light gives clearer views of God, makes human beings laborers together with him, and fills the soul with meekness and humility as evidence of partaking of divine nature.Lt 257, 1903, par. 14–15+1
Those who come, learn from his meek and lowly heart and accept his guidance find rest rather than the unhappiness that comes from murmuring and complaining.Ms 29, 1896, par. 5
Children should be taught to accept the invitation by learning from him whose meek and lowly heart brings rest.Ms 138, 1903, par. 13
His yoke of discipleship is easy and burden light because he gives grace to followers so defective traits are not incurable but can be overcome.4SP 314.1
Coming to him and giving him the powers of one's being brings real rest, a promise on which students can rely.Ms 66, 1899, par. 4
Learning from him and practicing patience, forbearance, self-control in thought and speech, and Christlike love leads to meekness and lowliness and brings soul rest and peace more precious than gold, and wearing his yoke means laying aside supposed wisdom and receiving his Spirit.Ms 139, 1902, par. 4
Those who come are to take his yoke and learn from him and find rest, with relief from unhappiness and unrest by knowing his mercy and love and being saved from sins, freely offered with cleansed heart and renewed mind, which does not excuse or vindicate sin.Lt 26, 1897, par. 29–31+1
Learning his meekness and lowliness in daily life brings rest through salvation, restoration and living faith in a living Saviour, not through mysterious sciences.Ms 105, 1901, par. 34–35
Accepting his terms and cheerfully obeying God's will brings the rest the soul seeks.SSP 23.2
Unlike the heavy burden a tempted soul carries alone, his way brings rest, calling people to give burdens to him, trust his guidance and exchange their present yoke for his.Lt 32, 1894, par. 4
The burden of sin is especially wearying, but those who come, take his yoke and learn his meekness and lowliness find rest and assurance, which means submitting the will to God and joining his work.Ms 52, 1898, par. 1
Looking to him rather than remaining focused on self is a sure remedy bringing relief.Lt 75, 1903, par. 4
Being yoked with him keeps believers safe in every peril as faith holds fast to him.Lt 54, 1902, par. 11–12
Those who unite with him are not to take on yokes that hinder their work for him, for his yoke brings rest rather than such hindrance.Ms 156, 1901, par. 45
Those who share fellowship with him find constant rest and peace, and people facing trials, perplexity and anxious care of business life need not carry burdens alone but can bring him their counsels and perplexities.5T 409.3
His loving merciful call to the laboring and heavy laden offers rest and claims the will and affections, with taking his yoke meaning learning from him who is meek and lowly.ST Nov 19, 1896
His call carries great promises offering salvation freely without price through the life he gave, and seekers find rest by coming with every want satisfied as he cleanses the heart and renews the mind, though many turn away with disdain giving eternal interests only passing thought and failing to estimate the heavenly treasure.ST Dec 15, 1898
Accepting his instruction and submitting to his rule brings rest, as a practical call to come and learn from his meekness and lowliness while preparing to meet him.RH Jul 20, 1916
His invitation reflects his loving purpose to heal damaged character and free people from Satan's power by taking his yoke and learning from his meek and lowly character.STB 25.1
He invites those weighed down by sin to come, take his yoke and learn from him and find rest, and his yoke is easy and burden light because he gives help and strength to overcome even powerful temptations, bringing present and everlasting good.ApM 31.2–32.1+1
Those who come under hardship can find rest and learn from his meekness and lowliness, laying burdens on him so burdens become bearable, for trials do not mean he has abandoned them but can draw them to recognize need of God and his help.8T 123.4+1
Learning his meekness and lowliness brings rest and is shown in fair and noble dealings with others and in daily conduct marked by fairness and nobility.STB 4.5+2
The verse completes the voice of the greatest Teacher calling laboring heavy-laden students to come for rest, take his yoke and learn his meekness and lowliness, with true duty to acknowledge him in all ways so he directs the path, answering the Spirit's moving and knocking at the heart even when studies are forgotten, with angels present and God unseen as Watcher making influence felt without special effort by teachers.CT 369.2–3
When the weary and burdened lay aside the yoke they made for themselves and take his, which is easy and light, they receive his peace.ST May 20, 1889
Wearing his yoke of obedience, which is easy and light, means following the obedience he exemplified, learning from his meekness and lowliness and finding rest, in contrast to living to please natural inclinations, forming a character God can approve.Ms 68, 1897, par. 33
Serving him under his help is not an impossible struggle, for he stays with those who choose his side and helps them overcome evil inclinations and faults.Lt 107, 1898, par. 7–10
Taking his yoke and learning from him brings rest and assures believers they can take up appointed work including serving others and carrying the message to those without light, with rest and peace and freedom in carrying forward the Lord's work where placed when the mind is kept free from petty depressing things.Ms 7, 1898, par. 21–25+1
He offers this rest to his people throughout the church's history, presenting himself as source of the peace and assurance that come with righteousness for those who accept, take his yoke and learn from him.Ms 34, 1900, par. 49
The yoke is easy because the believer lays down galling self-made burdens and exchanges them for his, coming not to any human with trials of mind and heart but to him who understands the whole life and temptation, has weighed every trial and knows how much can be endured, bearing one end while the believer bears the other instead of wrestling alone under the whole weight, so meekness and lowliness lift the burden and bring rest daily and hourly, with a peace passing understanding unexplainable like wind moving leaves.Ms 17, 1894, par. 14–16
Rest and completeness come only by loving his entire character and holiness, not with partial love that draws back when discipleship is laid bare as denying self, taking up the cross, following him and surrendering idols such as possessions, which requires seeing personal sinfulness, striving as an overcomer, discerning his matchless charms, appreciating his heart's love, and incorporating his love for enemies, condescension, patience, benevolence, long-suffering, goodness, mercy and inexhaustible love, with the lowly in humility seeing God's manifest love more clearly.Lt 90, 1895, par. 7–10
Those who come with burdens and griefs and take up his work receive promised rest and peace, trusting his word and relying on special help amid opposition, so that bringing a troubling concern to him brings rest even when too weak to seek help elsewhere.Lt 8, 1886, par. 17–18+1
Christian worth depends not on lofty birth or brilliant powers but on heeding his invitation with willing teachable spirit as humble unlearned fishermen were chosen and taught highest wisdom, requiring a heart feeling constant dependence, giving itself wholly for service and working as he worked until his character is stamped by his Spirit.Ms 182, 1905, par. 10
Wearing the yoke requires humility to learn meekness and lowliness from him, and wearers find rest even in active service and prove by experience how gentle that service is, with him giving success in work for him.Ms 37, 1902, par. 13–14
Those who come in weariness, trial and temptation find rest by taking his yoke and learning his meek and lowly character, and living humbly and faithfully in entrusted work brings change of heart through his power.Ms 79, 1901, par. 9
True love enables work without friction so the yoke does not gall, meaning carrying no burdens of own manufacturing and putting no yoke of own invention on the neck, but laying off self-imposed loads and doing only God-given work in own lot and place, surrendering as a child to learn in his school, opening the heart by faith to his gospel testimony, letting light shine on those drawn, and coming closer to brethren, which works a revolution in the heart.Lt 7, 1900, par. 23–24
Taking his yoke is placing self under his discipline by decided effort, denying self, taking up the cross, following him as Leader and learning of him, and those who do find rest.RH Dec 17, 1901
Those engaging in his work are first to give themselves unreservedly to God and place themselves where they can learn of him and follow his example in true humility, taking his yoke and learning his meekness and lowliness and finding rest because his service is gentle and manageable, with angels commissioned to go forth with such workers.RH May 6, 1902
Responding to his invitation to take his yoke upon the soul brings an altogether different atmosphere to surround the soul and holds hope for all who hear truth and repent of evil works, including those who betrayed God's cause into enemies' hands and delivered soul, body and spirit to the enemy's control, that they will be cleansed and changed.Ms 64, 1898, par. 30–32+1
The verse is connected with finding rest in him, as when a dying man found that rest through truths he read and died in perfect peace without fear of death.Ms 19, 1896, par. 3–6