Matthew 11:29 (AMP)

“Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me [following Me as My disciple], for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest (renewal, blessed quiet) for your souls.”

Have you considered how a tree branch grafted into another tree survives and becomes fruitful? Practically, the grafted branch learns the survival means of the host tree and adapts to it. No man, after being grafted into Christ by God the Vinedresser, becomes fruitful without learning the ways of Christ and living by them. Christ made the call to all who come to and are surrendered to Him to learn from Him. Learning is a lifelong process that brings notable transformation.

Discipleship is a journey that every believer in Christ must painstakingly and deliberately embark on to arrive at the destination—CHRIST. However important this is, few truly walk this path because it requires SACRIFICE. Self has to be sacrificed to walk this path. Learning about Christ is so important that church attendance and participation in activities cannot replace it.

This is a choice you have to make if you desire fruitfulness. You cannot be a Christian without being a disciple. In other words, you cannot be Christ-like if you do not intentionally follow and obey Christ. You can be in church for so long and be in Christ for so short. Submit yourself under this yoke as Christ beckons to you.

Confession: I intentionally submit myself under the yoke of discipleship.

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