Letting Jesus Carry Our Burdens

In the old western days, a man was walking down the road carrying a bag of grain on his shoulder. Another man was riding along the road in a buckboard pulled by a horse. He came up beside the man carrying the grain and said, “Jump up here on the buckboard with me. It’s too hot to be walking today.”

The man said, “Thank you,” and got up onto the seat with his grain still on his shoulder. After a while, the driver said, “Why don’t you put that grain down and relax?” The passenger said, “Oh, no. It’s enough that you would allow me to ride—I would never ask you to carry my load, too!” This is what many Christians do.

They say, “Lord, I know You can save me, forgive my sins, and give me a home in Heaven, but I wouldn’t ask You to carry my load too!” Friend, He said, “I want to abide with you. I want to carry your load and be your life.”