Cast Your Burden Upon the LORD
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Cast Your Burden Upon the LORD
We all have things in life that are a burden of sorts. Everyone’s burden is personal and is a problem they cannot solve by themselves. Everything is outside of one’s control. Since we have absolutely no power to make things happen the way we want them to happen, we can be filled with anxiety and feel weighed down. King David had more than his share of really big troubles, and he sang in Psalm 55:22,
Cast your burden upon the LORD, and He will sustain you;
He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.
There is only One that can make a difference in the burdens we carry in this life. Only the LORD is able to carry our burdens and sustain us at the same time. The LORD may continue to test our faith by allowing the problem to remain for awhile, but when we put our faith in the LORD and put our burdens on Him, He will give us a constant strength, faith, hope, and love that will not be shaken. God is faithful in causing all things to work for our good in the end when we are faithful to Him alone.
Isaiah speaks of the great depths of God’s love for each of us. That love was proven as Jesus, the Son of God, suffered and died for our sins. Isaiah 53:4 foretells Jesus’ suffering and lets us know that all His suffering was for us. It says,
Surely our griefs He Himself bore,
And our sorrows He carried;
Yet we ourselves esteemed Him stricken,
Smitten of God, and afflicted.
As Jesus suffered, some people assumed He was suffering because God was punishing Him for something He did. That was not the case at all. All that Jesus suffered was a consequence of carrying our sins, sorrows and griefs. Jesus was sinless, so there was nothing He could have been justly punished for. Jesus’ suffering for our sake was foretold by Isaiah 740 years before Jesus actually suffered and died. That’s something to think about. It is proof that our sins really were all laid on Jesus.
Seeing here in Isaiah how God’s word comes true over hundreds and thousands of years, we have good reason to cast our burdens upon the LORD. We should not be too proud to go to the Lord and admit our weaknesses and sins as we struggle under our loads of sin. God wants to carry our burdens. 1 Peter 5:6-7 pleads with us all,
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time, casting all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you.
That is the gist of the whole Bible. God cares for you. God will not help the proud and arrogant person with the special spiritual blessings of His love, support, and forgiveness. But, for all those who humbly repent of their sins and put their trust in God, the Lord’s mighty hand will exalt them at the proper time. Wait upon the Lord and confidently look for His mercy.
As we walk with the Lord and trust in His proven word, we say, “Hallelujah! My Lord, thank You for faithfully caring for me and carrying all my burdens. It is so good to rest in Your everlasting love.”
Love,
Margaret
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A Christian devotional to glorify the LORD of lords and God of gods
This is the day which the LORD has made;
Let us rejoice and be glad in it.
Psalm 118:24
The word of the LORD is tried;
He is a shield to all who take refuge in Him.
Psalm 18:30
Sing for joy in the LORD, O you righteous ones;
Praise is becoming to the upright.
Psalm 33:1
How blessed are those who dwell in Thy house!
They are ever praising Thee.
Psalm 84:4
Just as a father has compassion on his children,
So the LORD has compassion on those who fear Him.
Psalm 103:13
Oh give thanks to the LORD, for He is good;
For His lovingkindness is everlasting.
Psalm 107:1
Glory in His holy name;
Let the heart of those who seek the LORD be glad.
Psalm 105:3
Not that I have already obtained it, or have already become perfect, but I press on in order that
I may lay hold of that for which also I was laid hold of by Christ Jesus.
Philippians 3:12
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