Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22)
Did you ever think your daily burdens could be a blessing? They can be if there is someone who can carry them for you, right? They are not called burdens for nothing. Burdens weigh us down. It feels like there’s a hundred pounds on your shoulders. The first burden anyone has in their life is the burden of sin. The longer the person lives, the heavier the burden. The first task anyone has in life is to cast off that burden of sin on the only One who can relieve the weight; and that is Jesus Christ, the One who died for those sins.
Every burden after that of sin will be carried by God Himself! We born again believers have a Heavenly Father who cares for us and desires to relieve us of our burdens. The God of all creation wants us to call upon Him. Meditating on this, I did a search in my Bible software on the phrase “upon the Lord” – what comfort and joy the search results brought to me. Let me share some of them with you:
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried to my God: and he did hear my voice out of his temple, and my cry did enter into his ears. (2 Sam. 22:7)
And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering. (1 Chron. 21:26)
Thus the children of Israel were brought under at that time, and the children of Judah prevailed, because they relied upon the LORD God of their fathers. (2 Chron. 13:18 )
I will call upon the LORD, who is worthy to be praised: so shall I be saved from mine enemies. (Psalm 18:3)
In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears. (Psalm 18:6)
For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. (Psalm 37:9)
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. (Psalm 55:22)
Moses and Aaron among his priests, and Samuel among them that call upon his name; they called upon the LORD, and he answered them. (Psalm 99:6)
I called upon the LORD in distress: the LORD answered me, and set me in a large place. (Psalm 118:5)
Behold, as the eyes of servants look unto the hand of their masters, and as the eyes of a maiden unto the hand of her mistress; so our eyes wait upon the LORD our God, until that he have mercy upon us. (Psalm 123:2)
But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint. (Isa 40:31)
And this I speak for your own profit; not that I may cast a snare upon you, but for that which is comely, and that ye may attend upon the Lord without distraction. (1 Cor. 7:35)
Our Father cares for His children so much and longs to have this close relationship with us. So many of us take this for granted and don’t go to Him with all our cares.
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you. (1 Pet 5:7)
Don’t you desire to run to a place where the Father is waiting to listen to your every word? He is not distracted by the television. He is not indifferent to your needs. He will be as close to you as you allow Him to be.
Where could I go? Oh, where could I go
Seeking a refuge for my soul?
Needing a friend to save me in the end,
Where could I go but to the Lord?
Living Below in This Old Sinful Word – JB Coats 1940
Dear God…
I want to be so close to You … so much so that one can tell just looking at me that I have come in contact with You! May you be glorified in my every thought, word and deed! Amen
