Matthew 11:30

So, you know how sometimes, you read the Word and you're just blown away. You read something you've read 900 times before and suddenly it jumps off the page at you. Somehow you have revelation that you want to share with the whole world... ? Yeah well, this is one of those moments... You may get it, you may not. It might be something that was for me at that particular point in time, but as I'm learning, there is power in testimony. There is power in sharing with others. Whether it's something that you experienced or learned, it's important to share! So, here it goes... The revelation of Matthew 11:30.

The scripture Matthew 11:30 says this: For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

Pretty cool scripture the way it reads, but when I read it, I read it as: My burden is light, as in illumination, not weight. Are you with me? In that moment I didn't even read it or see it as we “normally” read it. It was like a whole new Bible verse. As I said, a scripture many of us have read a hundred times.... but let's take a closer look, viewing it from this new perspective.

Now, please bear with me, this is not by any means exegetical in nature. I have written many an exegesis paper, and that is not what I'm going for here. I'm simply using the words for what they are in the English language and sharing what the Lord impressed upon my heart in the moment.

Alright, so the word yoke. Let's start there. If you look at the synonyms for yoke you find the word burden. I thought that was interesting for starters. But the definition of yoke is; a device for joining together, bond. Other synonyms include, coupling, tie, ligament, and burden as I said.

When you look up the word easy, it says; not hard or difficult, effortless, free from pain, discomfort, and worry.

When you look up the word burden it says; that which is carried. (and a few other things) :) And the synonyms were, care, charge, or duty.

And finally, the word light; makes things visible!!

So first of all, the yoke is what ties us as believers to Him. We are joined to Him, bonded to Him. His burden is then our burden, it's our load to carry. We are one with Him, one with the Body of Christ. But in this moment let's not look at it as that kind of load to bear.... Let's “rewrite the scripture” so you understand (hopefully) how amazing this is!!

My yoke, My bond, the ligament that joins us together, is without pain or worry, and our duty, our charge together, is to make things visible.

Yes I get that it “makes more sense” that it means light as in weight when you're talking about splitting up the load that's carried so to speak. But I think we forget that when He is in us, when He is part of us, once we are believers, and we are His sons and daughters, and we are JOINED to Him, we are LIGHT. We are called to be salt and light. We are to make things visible. We are to shine! Again maybe I'm the only one getting some hard core revelation here, but I'm just blown away!

I heard someone this week say, It's not about the darkness, but the absence of Light. We often times focus too much on the enemy and what he's doing or trying to do in our lives, when what we should be doing is illuminating. Speaking about the good. Speaking about the blessings. Being who we're CALLED to be!! The only way darkness exists, or can be present is when we take the light out, or shut it off. It's the same spiritually speaking! Let's not forget who we're joined to. He already said it's easy, right? (see above if you missed the answer!) Let's see the darkness dissipate with all the Light out there!

On a side note: I thought it was equally amusing that two of synonyms listed for burden were “Herculean task” and “thorn in one's side”!! The first just made me laugh but the second got me thinking.... (2 Cor 12:7) I'll save that for another time!! :)