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[1439.94 --> 1440.54] refreshment.
[1440.66 --> 1440.90] Yes.
[1441.36 --> 1441.74] Comfort.
[1442.02 --> 1443.10] Rest for our souls.
[1443.96 --> 1445.08] But also equipment.
[1445.98 --> 1447.12] He equips us.
[1448.26 --> 1449.46] It is the living presence
[1449.46 --> 1450.62] of God in us
[1450.62 --> 1451.76] that equips us
[1451.76 --> 1452.58] for every good work.
[1452.58 --> 1454.60] To face the day-to-day tasks
[1454.60 --> 1455.90] that seem too daunting
[1455.90 --> 1456.48] at times.
[1456.48 --> 1457.82] We take on the yoke
[1457.82 --> 1458.62] of our Lord Jesus
[1458.62 --> 1459.82] becoming a witness
[1459.82 --> 1462.32] to His work of healing.
[1462.46 --> 1463.40] Not our work,
[1463.66 --> 1465.02] but His work of healing.
[1465.34 --> 1466.64] And we participate in that.
[1467.24 --> 1468.22] His work of healing
[1468.22 --> 1469.16] for a broken,
[1469.64 --> 1470.72] sin-filled world
[1470.72 --> 1471.72] even in our,
[1472.26 --> 1473.16] or maybe even
[1473.16 --> 1473.88] especially
[1473.88 --> 1475.32] in our workplaces.
[1476.82 --> 1477.98] Maybe especially
[1477.98 --> 1478.98] when our co-workers
[1478.98 --> 1479.82] are being jerks.
[1480.00 --> 1480.60] I'm not talking
[1480.60 --> 1481.28] about our church.
[1481.68 --> 1482.98] I have great co-workers.
[1483.18 --> 1483.86] I'll just say that.
[1483.86 --> 1487.08] Even when the work
[1487.08 --> 1488.22] environment is toxic.
[1489.38 --> 1490.76] That's a common story
[1490.76 --> 1491.66] I hear from young adults
[1491.66 --> 1492.56] all the time.
[1493.34 --> 1494.56] Wherever they end up working,
[1495.12 --> 1496.22] wherever they try
[1496.22 --> 1496.82] to be a light
[1496.82 --> 1497.42] for the world,
[1498.36 --> 1499.24] it's toxic.
[1499.76 --> 1501.24] It's counter-cultural
[1501.24 --> 1502.22] to live as a Christian.
[1503.98 --> 1505.26] It is the right way
[1505.26 --> 1506.76] and it's the hard work
[1506.76 --> 1507.84] of living the way
[1507.84 --> 1508.34] of blessing.
[1508.96 --> 1509.40] But again,
[1509.54 --> 1510.26] good news, hope.
[1510.76 --> 1511.62] It is the Lord
[1511.62 --> 1512.44] of all creation.
[1512.44 --> 1514.10] Jesus,
[1514.36 --> 1515.56] who has all authority
[1515.56 --> 1516.38] in His hands,
[1517.00 --> 1517.86] He's the one
[1517.86 --> 1519.00] who journeys with you
[1519.00 --> 1520.16] right along the way
[1520.16 --> 1520.98] and He's the one
[1520.98 --> 1521.84] who provides
[1521.84 --> 1523.08] real rest.
[1524.86 --> 1525.74] And I'll end with this.
[1526.64 --> 1527.48] Try to remember
[1527.48 --> 1527.90] that image
[1527.90 --> 1528.60] of the yoke again.
[1529.00 --> 1529.14] Right?
[1529.94 --> 1530.46] Usually,
[1530.70 --> 1531.24] a yoke
[1531.24 --> 1532.30] implies
[1532.30 --> 1533.40] two oxen
[1533.40 --> 1534.34] pulling the cart.
[1535.18 --> 1536.12] It is not one.
[1536.86 --> 1537.76] Jesus isn't creating
[1537.76 --> 1538.88] a singular yoke
[1538.88 --> 1539.24] and saying,
[1539.34 --> 1539.90] alright, pull.
[1540.86 --> 1541.62] I'll be there.
[1542.44 --> 1543.10] The yoke
[1543.10 --> 1543.92] has two.
[1544.56 --> 1544.84] Jesus,
[1545.00 --> 1545.36] the image
[1545.36 --> 1546.08] that we should be getting
[1546.08 --> 1547.00] is Jesus walking
[1547.00 --> 1548.24] right along with us,
[1548.52 --> 1549.54] pulling that cart together,
[1549.78 --> 1550.50] living the way
[1550.50 --> 1551.08] of blessing
[1551.08 --> 1552.14] to flourish,
[1552.46 --> 1553.16] to be a light
[1553.16 --> 1553.72] for the world.
[1555.00 --> 1556.22] So blessed are you
[1556.22 --> 1557.28] who are poor
[1557.28 --> 1557.80] in spirit,
[1558.36 --> 1559.30] those who put on
[1559.30 --> 1560.04] the yoke of Christ,
[1560.28 --> 1561.66] for you will be comforted
[1561.66 --> 1562.82] and by God's Spirit
[1562.82 --> 1563.46] equipped