Our oxen will draw heavy loads...Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord

“Our oxen will draw heavy loads...Blessed is the people of whom this is true; blessed is the people whose God is the Lord” (Psalms 144:14-15, NIV)

  Our present text tells us that the people who have God of Abraham as their God are truly blessed. The text also says that blessed are the people of whom this is true. What must be true about us if we want to be blessed? The verse says, “Our oxen will draw heavy loads”.

   The word oxen is just symbolic and allegorical. God is not worried about oxen but He is worried about His people. The text means that God’s people will be able to draw heavy loads. It means God’s people should be strong enough to carry heavy weights.

   These days we see people who are mentally very weak. Most Christians today can’t take the stress of work, the stress of financial problems and opposition from unenlightened people. They cannot tolerate even a small disappointment. As soon as they face a little opposition and criticism they immediately become mentally depressed and even lose the desire to live. The Devil is tempting many Christians these days to commit suicide!

    If we feel we are justified in our suicidal attitudes, what should be the response of Job towards the fiery furnace of test he had to undergo? Let us just recollect in our minds what Joseph and David of Old Testament had suffered. Just read the situations the Macedonian believers had to live in (2 Corinthians 8:1)

   These saints suffered a lot but did not entertain any suicidal attitudes in their minds but rather grew stronger in their faith. That is what Psalm 144:14 is foretelling. The oxen are the believers who are filled with the Holy Spirit! Only the anointing of the Holy Spirit will bring such power and strength into one’s life. Jesus said in Acts 1:8, “You shall receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you”. Only the people anointed by the Holy Spirit will be like oxen capable of drawing heavy loads. Let us claim this promise on this Sunday morning so that the resurrected Lord fills each one of us with the power of His resurrection so that we can carry heavy loads of the burdens of life and ministry. God bless you!