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 (Matthew 11: 28-30)

First, the Lord says, “Take My yoke upon you” (Matt 11: 29). To take His yoke upon us is to enlist under His banner, to make a public profession of His Gospel, to surrender to His lordship. “Learn of Me.” To learn of Him is to take our place at His feet as little children to be instructed by Him. It is to submit ourselves wholly to His will, to obey His precepts, and to pattern our lives after His example. Those are the conditions which must be fulfilled by us if we are to obtain rest unto our souls.