Over the years I have noticed many tow trucks with a distinct feature: a hydraulic arm shaped like a cross. However, only recently did I realize that the "cross" on a tow truck actually offers a much stronger reminder and measure of reassurance than just its physical resemblance to a cross.
In Matthew 11:29-30, Jesus says "Take my yoke upon you. Let me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light."
The "cross" borne by the tow truck is much like an old farming yoke attached to draft animals; that cross is intended to move loads and carry burdens (cars) that no individual human being was intended to haul or carry, and bears them for distances we never could, no matter how much help we might get.
All the things we strive to carry on our own; our concerns, emotions, stress, addiction, anxiety, success, relationships, careers...those are the car with the flat tire, the dead motor, the overheated engine, or the downright wreck. We can cast all such cares on Him, we can let Him take that vehicle of sin, shame, and brokenness off our shoulders, and instead we can follow Him knowing those things are no longer ours to carry, if we just rest in His presence and ride with Him in the "cab of the truck."
Next time you see a tow truck with a cross on the back, take courage in the reminder that Christ is ready, willing, and beyond able to bear whatever burdens you are carrying, now and forevermore.
Such a good reminder. Even the strongest individual can be overwhelmed.
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