No burdens!

So why are you now challenging God by burdening the Gentile believers with a yoke that neither we nor our ancestors were able to bear? We believe that we are all saved the same way, by the undeserved grace of the Lord Jesus.” (Acts of the Apostles 15:10-11 NLT)

Boy do we Christians do this on a regular basis. We love to put rules and restrictions on believers. We burden with rules and useless rituals all in the name of religion. We are more like the Pharisees every day. 

We are all saved the same way. We all are sinners and saved only by the grace of God. We need to eliminate the rhetoric and get straight to the point. The Lord Jesus came to earth to be one of us. He died for us and he rise from the grave to save us from our sins. It's simple, it's not filled with "yokes" that we can't handle. No restrictions, rules, or exceptions. We are saved by the grace of Jesus! We don't need to do anything. We just need to accept that grace and love!

Dear Lord, thank you for loving me even when I'm unlovable. Thank you for not coming to burden me. You are amazing, your grace is amazing!

No problems here!

Praise be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. (Psalm 68:19 NIV)

I don't really understand this. I wonder what burdens he bears? I have to admit. I can't think of burdens I have right now that God has commandeered. I have a wonderful family who loves The Lord. I have a beautiful home, job, friends, and everything I need along with some things I don't need. I can't say I have never had burdens, but the longer I live,the fewer I have. 

Do you think this is because God is carrying them? Have you ever thought of it that way? Sometimes we don't know how good we have it. God shelters us from much pain and suffering that we don't even realize. Sure I have had troubles in my life and NOW it's easy to look back at those times of peril and realize God was there and bearing the bulk of the load. 

We/I don't give God enough credit for the burdens he bears that we are not even aware of. I praise God for the wonderful life I have and the times that I am ligt on burdens. Those little trials that don't grow, those times of stress that quickly fade are all due to your amazing love for me. Thank You Lord!