Welcome to Every Thought Captive, I’m Phil Steiger.
In Jeremiah chapter 27, God has his prophet do something a little uncomfortable. Jeremiah shows up in the king’s court with a yoke built for two oxen around his neck. His message is guaranteed to be unpopular as he tells the king and the assembled nobility to surrender to the Babylonians because God has given them the region. Rebellion will spell disaster, and surrender to God’s plan will mean security.
Jeremiah gives the king an option between two yokes-one of rebellion and one of surrender to God’s plan. Not surprisingly, the king doesn’t want any yoke. But there is no third option given. Paul tells us about this truth in Romans 6 where he says we are either slaves to Christ or slaves to our own sins and shortcomings. We want, like the king of Judah, to be autonomous, but that choice is disastrous as we enslave ourselves to our own flesh. Take on the yoke of Christ-He is gentle and His yoke is light.
This has been Every Thought Captive. I’m Phil Steiger pastor at Quail Lake Community Church and director for Dayspring Center for Christian Studies. For more information, please visit everythoughtcaptive.org.
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