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 52:22
Read: 1st Peter
5:6-7, Bible in one year: 2nd Chronicles 18:1-20:23, Ecclesiastes
2:1-8
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 to 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 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 shall 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 1st Peter
5:7. This time, He says that we shall 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.
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