“As for the likeness of their faces, they four had the face of a man, and the face of a lion, on the right side: and they four had the face of an ox on the left side; they four also had the face of an eagle.”
Ezekiel 1:10 KJV
This vision that Ezekiel saw and later John the apostle saw reveal the four faces of God. One of the faces is the ox which is a burden bearer that symbolises strength and endurance. Through endurance obedience is obtained. Jesus invited us when He said, “Come unto me, all 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 you shall find rest to your souls. For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light.” When a young ox is trained, it’s yoked with a big ox which knows it’s job of ploughing. When the young ox wants to run free, it kicks against the goads and pricks itself, and learns not to kick or struggle. Or if it refuses to move and just sits on the ground, the big ox drags it around whilst ploughing the field, till it learns to move with the big ox. That’s how the young ox is trained to plough. Let’s be yoked with our Burden Bearer and learn strength, endurance and patience from Him. He loves us so much and desires us to be yoked to Him. He is patient with us because love is patient. Thank You Jesus.
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