Thank You Lord

Psalm 55:22A – “Are You Burden Down?”              

Psalm 55:22A – Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

ARE YOU BURDEN DOWN?

  If your answer is yes to this question, I have good news for you on today. God is calling you to cast your cares upon Him for He cares for you.

We are reminded on today in 1 Peter 5:7 – Cast all your worries and cares to God, for He cares about us. We are to “Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, that He will lift you up in due time.” When we humble ourselves, we put ourselves in God’s authority. It is no more me, myself and I, it is now about God.

Cast means to throw off, letting go or releasing. We are going to throw off of us pain, heartache, trouble, worry, doubt, fear, depression, anxiety and all the other burdens and cares of this world and place them on Jesus. He has given us permission to do so!

Just in case you did not know, Jesus is your “Burden Bearer”! Jesus offers to lighten the heavy burdens you have been carrying around that is weighing you down. We are invited to throw off our burdens and accept the gentle yoke of Jesus. He is willing to receive it, only if we are willing to surrender them to Him.

When God takes away our burdens, he exchanges it for rest.

In our world today, we are faced with all kinds of endless demands and relentless schedules. All which can leave us feeling empty, drained, burdened and spiritually malnourished.

We all know the physical and emotionally wear and tear of burdens. They take over everything, including our thoughts. Burdens affect our relationships with our children, our spouses, our families, our coworkers, etc. Burdens can also rob you of sleep and can put a hold on your life, making you stagnant.

The spiritual outcome of being burdened down is worse. Our devotion to God declines. We no longer find time for prayer and study of God’s Word and fellowship with other believers because we are too burden down with things that are not important and things that we probably have no control over anyway!

Burdens causes us to doubt God’s promises, His faithfulness and His love for us, therefore, we MUST rid ourselves of the responsibility of carrying around unwanted, unneeded and unnecessary burdens. How do we do that? We start with a commitment and surrender to the will of God for our lives. Casting off self and making a total surrender of our will to God’s will. He does know what is best for us!

Our burdens must be completely given to Him, without hesitation. That is where our trust in Him comes into focus. Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and he will make your paths straight.”

Remember that when God says to acknowledge Him, the root of this word is “know” and when we remember that it is God who we are trusting, our confidence level is raised through the roof.

Regardless of what you may be going through this morning, regardless of the condition or situation you may find yourself in this morning, God cares for you and He is willing and able to take your burdens.

ARE YOU BURDENED DOWN?

Be mindful of this: As bad as your situation may look to you, remember, there is someone in worse shape than you, therefore you should still tell God thank you!

Has God not been good to you? I would say yes, if you have eyes to see and is able to read this blog!

Look at Job, Joseph, Daniel, Elijah, 3 Hebrew boys, Paul and Silas, but most of all, look at Jesus! The burden of a sinless God having to take on the sins of the world!

Do not worry, do not fret because the good news of the Gospel is this, Jesus has done the work for us”! Jesus lifted our burdens at Calvary where He shed His blood!

Jesus is speaking these words of comfort to you on today! John 16:33 “These things I have spoken to you, so that in Me you may have peace. In the world you have tribulation, but take courage; I have overcome the world.

Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, & I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you & learn from me, for I am gentle & humble in heart,& you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy & my burden light.”

Jesus offer of rest for the weary, wounded and burdened down is still available today. His peace and rest never runs out, and He is never tired nor weary in His giving. Will you accept God’s rest on today?

Here are a few words from an old familiar hymn “I feel better so much better, since I’ve laid my burdens down. I feel better so much better since I’ve laid my burdens down.”

Song: Leave it there! If the world from you withhold of its silver and its gold, And you have to get along with meager fare,
Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain—-Leave it there, leave it there. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal;
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain- When your enemies assail and your heart begins to fail,
Don’t forget that God in Heaven answers prayer; He will make a way for you and will lead you safely through. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain- When your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
And your body bends beneath the weight of care; He will never leave you then, He’ll go with you to the end. Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

God bless and do tell the Lord thank you for being your burden bearer on this morning!

I love you all with the love of Christ!