"It shall come to pass in that day, that his burden will be taken away from your shoulder' and his yoke from your neck, and the yoke will be destroyed because of the anointing oil." Isaiah 10:27 NKJV
One of the descriptions of a yoke is, a frame designed to be carried across a person's shoulders with equal loads suspended from each end. As you can imagine, even though the weight is distributed equally, after a long time of doing this, the pressure across the shoulders and lower back would be awful and many collapsed in the process.
The Israelites were suffering ongoing oppression from the Assyrians at the time, but God promised that this would not be for much longer, deliverance was coming. And the same can be said for each one of us too.
Just lately, you may be going through one of those times when there doesn't seem to be a way out; there doesn't seem to be much of a future in what you're doing. Day after day, things are very much the same - the same old humdrum of work, lack of funds and an endless struggle. To add to this, you may be worried about a sickness that has just been diagnosed within yourself or a loved one. You may have prayed about this but, all to no avail.
Don't give up there is a way forward and even though you can't see it, God will come and make a way, a way that will lead you through this time, to freedom. God says that the burden will be taken away from your shoulders and the yoke from your neck. Not only that, but the yoke will be destroyed. Why, because you have read your bible through in a year? No, that's a great accomplishment but it doesn't fit this bill. Is it because you tithed a fat cheque to someone this month? No, it is great to tithe, we should do this. But it doesn't fit the bill of why all of a sudden a burden will be removed and a yoke taken away from your shoulders. The reason for this relief is because of the anointing oil.
Anointed in Hebrew means, mashach, and priests, prophets and worshippers, were anointed with oil, a consecration designed to anoint and set aside someone for the work of Almighty God. The most important derivative of mashach is mashlyach, which means Messiah or Anointed One. As Jesus was the promised Messiah, Messiah was translated into Greek as Christos, thus His title Jesus Christ. From this, we can see clearly, how Jesus is the Anointed One and His Anointing.
Each day, as we go to His throne of grace in prayer, he anoints us afresh. Psalm 92:10 clearly shows us this, 'But my horn You have exalted like a wild ox, I have been anointed with fresh oil.' We therefore, need to allow Him to renew this anointing each day. This is how the burden will be taken from our shoulders and the yoke from our neck. With Jesus, we have a clear road ahead. We may not be able to see it, but Jesus can and all we need to do is trust him. But we do need to approach Him every day. We need Him, He has the 'Get out of jail card' to all of our problems. So approach His throne and receive His anointing today and then, each day. You'll never regret it.
Copyriight 2021 Grahame Howard
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