Not when the Holy Spirit is involved. Whenever you invite the Holy Spirit to be part of Bible reading, you no longer look at archaic words. I love how each verse becomes brand new no matter how many times I have read it. That is what happened this morning in my quiet time.
Now that I finished Beth Moore’s study on the Fruit of the Spirit, I have returned to the Kay Arthur study on the Beatitudes. During the study on meekness, I started with Matthew 11:28-30.
28 Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.
With my expectations pretty low on an over-studied set of verses, I started answering the questions. I mean, I have read this verse many times; heard several sermons. No need to stay long.
Question one…How does Jesus describe Himself? Questions two…Question three.
Then it hits me like an ocean wave. Jesus is asking me to join Him. Then I realize Jesus is saying that He is going to take the weight of the load.
Right now, parenting is especially weary for this and that reason. I am burdened with the responsibility that I have to be the mom that our kiddos need. While digging deeper into these verses, I felt Jesus beckon me to stop carrying all of this “load.” He invited me to give it to Him.
But, notice in the picture above that a yoke as two holes? The purpose of a yoke is to tie two animals together to work to accomplish a task. Jesus is not asking me to sit back and watch Him work. He is inviting me to join Him. No fears. He will gently lead me. He will teach me. I can rest at night knowing that I am not carrying the load.
Yokin’ up with Jesus. Thank you, Holy Spirit, for speaking to me through God’s Word timeless.
What voice has the Holy Spirit made new to you recently?
