v.4 and v.15 " They tie up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders." "Woe to you Scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you travel around on sea and land to make one proselyte (convert), and when he becomes one, you make him twice a son of hell as yourselves."
How many churches tie-up heavy burdens and lay them on men's shoulders? Wow. So many people have left the church because the burden has been too heavy! That is the opposite of the reason Jesus came. His burden is light - we men make it too heavy to carry. Listen closely to the words...nothing to see.
Jesus continues to bring on the point of Matthew 20: "But the greatest among you shall be your servant. Whoever exalts himself shall be humbled; and whoever humbles himself shall be exalted." v. 11 and 12
Beautiful: "How often I wanted to gather your children together, the way a hen gathers her chicks under her wings," v37. Alas, the Jews were unwilling. And how sad to see here, Jesus giving up and letting them go. Hard to imagine that they didn't want to be gathered. But I do! I need the protection of His wings.
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