I have read this scripture and confess it many times, but I never actually looked in depth into the meaning of what Jesus meant by heavy laden. When I studied the word "heavy," I found out that Webster defined it as borne down with something, oppressive, and something that holds you back from being free. It is a bondage of some sort. So burden is not restricted to something major occurring in our lives (i.e. financial difficulty or a death in the family), but burden can be a minor occurrences that we don't even think it is hindering us from walking in the fullness of God. For example, if we are dealing with fear that affects us from doing simple tasks in our lives, we have allowed the devil to have a stronghold in our lives. If we are walking in fear, we are putting our trust in that fear rather than putting our trust in the Lord. So in the scripture above, Jesus is saying that we can make a trade with Him. He has opened a door for us to walk through and for us to leave our burden at the door and never to pick it up again. His yoke is light, which means, Jesus can carry any load of burden on Himself. He is asking us to leave it to Him and He will take care of it. Jesus is saying to cast your cares upon Him for He cares for you (1 Peter 5:7). So, enter His gates with thanksgiving and trust in the Lord that He has everything in hand. All we have to do is continue to thank Him that our "heavy laden" has been taken care of and that we are delivered from any wrong spirit holding us back from walking in the fulness of God.
As you meditate on the above scripture, see it this way. Jesus can open the door for us to enter into His kingdom of promises, but we are ultimately responsible for walking through that door and resisting the urge to pick up our burden again. We can't enter His gates and have peace as well if we pick up our burden and not trust in the Lord.
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