CAST
YOUR BURDEN ON CHRIST
Memorise
Cast
thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the
righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22
Read
1 Peter 5:6-7
6 Humble
yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due
time:
7 Casting all
your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Message
What a marvellous thing to know that I don’t need
to bear my burden by myself anymore. We have an express and authoritative
assurance that God carries our loads of burden. This means that I need not get
worried over anything anymore. In fact, His word in Psalm 55:22 is not a mere
admonition, it is a command. In it He says:
“Cast
thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the
righteous to be moved.”
God is always willing to help men, but men do not
always avail themselves of God’s unfailing ability to help like no other can.
Rather, they prefer to bear their burdens all by themselves; thus, many get
crushed under their burden. For instance, man cannot by himself get free from
the burden laid on him by the devil. This is why Jesus came to undo the burden
of sin for man. The burden of sin is the greatest of all burdens. No one should
think that mere religious observance can set him free from this burden, no it
can’t!
“And
it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off
thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed
because of the anointing.”
Isaiah 10: 27
Beloved, what is that burden of sickness, unpaid
rent, mortgages, debt or wayward child, let the Lord know that you are
releasing the burden to Him now and see what He will do. The Lord sent the same
word as the scripture above through Peter in 1 Peter 5:7. This time, He says
that we should cast all our care upon Him. Note that He says “all”. All means
everything without any left. The trouble is that many of His children do not
think God really means what He said. God is not frivolous like men. Many children
of God, rather than bring their burdens to God, they like rushing to fellow
human beings who themselves need assistance. A woman, who for 12 years had been
bleeding without any remedy, spent all her living seeking help from men. They
were merely living off her; they could not lift this terrible burden off her
life. In desperation, she brought this burden to Jesus as her last resort.
Immediately, her fountain of blood dried instantly (Mark 5:25-29). Do as this
woman did, come to Jesus with your burden today, but only let it be in faith.
Action
Point
Father I am grateful for commanding me to cast my
burden upon you. Now earnestly tell him the specific burdens of your life you
want Him to take away.
BIBLE
IN ONE YEAR
2 Chronicles 18:1-20:23
Ecclesiastes 2:1-8
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