Principals of the House of God: A Psalm 127 Study
Today’s Focus: State of Mind of the Sons of God Part 2
Scripture: Psalm 127; Matthew 11:28-30; Psalm 23; Psalm 37:25; Romans 14:17; James 1:5
Greetings Kingdom Citizens
In the last message we left of talking about being in the state of righteousness peace and joy in the Holy Spirit. And we showed that in Psalm 127:2, God’s beloved is His children and those who abide in Him and His ways can rest in Him and when they rest in Him in truth and in spirit there is a state of mind of righteousness, peace and joy. When we have that state of mind then we can truly rest in the midst of turmoil. Today we want to continue to view the state of mind of the sons of God and look at Jesus ministry on the earth and what the Lord had to say to the disciples and how this relates back to Psalm 127.
Matthew 11:28-30: Come unto me all ye that LABOUR AND ARE HEAVY LADEN, and I WILL GIVE YOU REST. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
Now Jesus is saying come to Him all. Now that does not exclude anyone. However Jesus is calling everyone unto Him. Jesus then states the condition to why we must come to Him. We should come to Him all that labour and are heavy laden. All of us who are burden down and oppressed, Jesus is calling out unto them. The scripture goes on to say that Jesus will give them rest. In Psalms 127:2 the people were toiling and being burden down early and late in the night for bread but the righteous the Lord gives rest. This is the exact same situation, Psalm 127 and Matthew 11:28. It is the Lord that gives us rest but we must come to Him and abide in Him. Jesus goes on to tell us how to do this and this is the good part.
Jesus says in Matthew 11:29 to take His yoke upon us AND LEARN OF HIM. What is the yoke Jesus is carrying for us to put on us? First, a yoke was something that was used and put on cattle or oxen to pull something for someone in the agricultural arena. Even with people they would put yokes on and they would carry something for someone else. Jesus is carrying something for us, that fits us perfectly. The answer is found in Isaiah 9:6:
Isaiah 9:6: For unto us child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon His shoulder and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Jesus was carrying a government on His shoulder. What is the government of God? His Kingdom. The Kingdom of God is the rulership of God over the hearts of men who are His children. God’s territory He wants to rule is the hearts of men because the earth is the Lord’s and fullness thereof. So He does not desire geography but hearts. Now does this line up with Matthew 11. Absolutely! It is in the Kingdom of God that we learn about the Lord Jesus Christ. This is why we need to understand the Kingdom because in understanding the Kingdom you must learn about the King. Here is the good part, as you learn about the King, who is also our elder brother you find rest for your soul because you take the burdens and yoke that was oppressing you and killing you and give it over to Him who can carry them. Then when you allow God to rule in your life (righteousness) then end result is peace and joy (Romans 14:17) and this is only found in the Holy Spirit and that is the Kingdom of God.
The Lord gives His children who abide under His rulership and obey His Will, rest from their labours and their ways of meeting their provision and protection because they understand that they are His children and He will provide and protect them in the midst of their troubles. Now let’s end this with this scripture.
Psalm 23:5: Thou prepares a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
In the midst of turmoil and strife the Lord will prepare a table right where you are and fellowship with you in the midst of the enemy attacking. The Lord will empower you (anointing) to overcome the situation or attack. Hence you can rest in the midst of an attack in the Lord and fellowship with Him in front of your enemies.
Rest is given to those who abide in Him and submit to His Lordship over their lives. Those who have not made the Lord, ruler over their lives will consistently toil early and all the way into the late hours for bread.
Peace, Love and Grace from the Father,
Calvin Calhoun, Jr.
