Steven A. Bush - March 16, 2025
Yokefellows In Good Times and Bad
Paul writes in Philippians 1:21-25: "For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain. If I am to live in the flesh, that means fruitful labor for me. Yet which I shall choose I cannot tell. I am hard pressed between the two. My desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far better. But to remain in the flesh is more necessary on your account. Convinced of this, I know that I will remain and continue with you all, for your progress and joy in the faith..." (ESV) To say that Paul felt yoked to the Church in Philippi is an understatement. Famously and wondrously Jesus invites the weary to take His yoke on as it is the easier, lighter, better yoke--far better than the one we're born into. (See Matthew 11:28-29) But the harder part for we believers is being yoked together with one another. So what does it mean to be called, yokefellows and what do such fellows do?
Scripture References: Philippians 1:12-30, Philippians 2:1-11, Proverbs 18:24