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“For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew 11:30

I have been moonlighting for the past three and a half years. In addition to writing here on my own website, I write devotionals for Devotable LLC. I love being a part of this group of fellow writers and believers.

Devotable recently migrated from it’s own website and app to Medium.com. Have you been on Medium? It’s an online place for articles. You can search and find posts on just about any topic imaginable.

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I made the jump to publishing for Devotable on Medium last week. I crafted a commentary on Matthew 11:30.

In a culture that is more and more hostile to Jesus followers, let’s discuss how exactly His yoke is easy and His burden light.

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This Yoke is Easy? Following Jesus in a Post Christian Society

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Tomorrow is National PawPaw Day. Now, I am well aware that this day refers to the PawPaw fruit, but to me, PawPaw is my grandad. And my grandad is one of the best men I know. His godly influence trickled down to my parents who influenced me. And now I’m praying that I am that same godly influence to my kids.

While praying to be this kind of example, my fingers found Acts 28:27 in my Bible.

For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes – so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them. NLT

My prayer for myself today:

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