Tuesday | 30 December 2025
The rest that we receive, as we remain yoked to Christ, marks the end of anxiety and of other emotions of sin that arise when we live according to the flesh. Rest belongs only to those who are properly yoked to Christ. This yoke is the headship of Christ. The Lord is calling every man to be yoked to Him. He is calling every woman to be yoked to Him. If we are being yoked to Christ in the order of headship, we will be properly yoked to each other in our households and from house to house. We will be finding rest for our soul as we show forth the virtues of Him who called us out of darkness and into His marvellous light. 1Pe 2:9.
The testimony of those who are yoked to Christ is, ‘The Lord is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures [find rest for my soul]; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name's sake.’ Psa 23:1‑3. This is the implication of walking with Christ in the fellowship of His travail. As King David then testified, ‘Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil [because I fear the Lord]; for You are with me [as He was with the repentant thief]; Your [chastening] rod and Your staff, they comfort me.’ Psa 23:4.
Both elements of rest and travail meet in the Father’s agape meal, which is the provision for our daily journey with Christ. Acknowledging this reality, King David further said, ‘You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.’ Psa 23:5‑6.
Further Study:
Hebrews 13
References:
1Pe 2:9
But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvellous light.
Psa 23:1-6
A Psalm of David. The LORD is my Shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters. He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me. You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; my cup runs over. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life; and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.