The Yoke in Obedience

Do you want to live a life characterized by obedience?Did you know in the Hebrew language, there is only one word for obedience? It is the word shema.The Hebrew word picture of shema is the yoke of the oxen. A yoke is the wooden harness that is placed around the neck of each of the oxen that are teamed together. When a farmer yokes oxen together, he chooses an older, stronger ox and yokes it to a younger ox. By harnessing the power of the older, the younger ox learns to follow its lead and they become very productive.