TAKE YOUR BURDENS TO THE LORD AND LEAVE THEM THERE

Proclamation:

“Cast your cares on The Lord and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken.”  Psalm 55:22 (NIV)

Explanation:

The words of this psalm were written by King David under the influence of The Holy Spirit of God.  He begins this psalm with a prayer asking The Lord God to hear him and answer him because he is in distress and suffering because of his enemy. (Psalm 55:1-5)  He states that he wishes that he had wings so that he could fly far away and be at peace in a safe place. (Psalm 55:6-8)  He describes this enemy as a close friend who he used to worship with, probably Ahithophel, who turned on him. (2 Samuel 16:15-23, and Psalm 55:12-14 and 20-21)  His situation has been likened to Judas who turned on Jesus, The Christ.

Application:

It is not clear whether this is The Holy Spirit of God talking to David or if he is just encouraging himself when he says, “Cast your cares on The Lord and He will sustain you.”  Either way it is good advice for all believer to follow.  There are many things which occur in life that are difficult for us to handle.  It is especially difficult when we are “stabbed in the back” by a trusted friend within the family of God. (Psalm 41:9 and 55:13-14)  We need to know that we do not have to bear them alone or at all.  The Lord God can help us and heal us, protect us and provide for us, and He can lighten our load, our mental and physical anguishes.  As the song says, take your burdens to The Lord and leave them there.  All we have to do is pray and ask Him, and then trust Him. (1 Peter 5:6-7)  The Lord will repay those who do us wrong. (Romans 12:19)

TAKE YOUR BURDENS TO THE LORD

Proclamation:

"Cast your cares on The LORD and He will sustain you;  He will never let the righteous fall."  Psalms 55:22 (NIV)

Explanation:

These words of comfort and consolation were written to the people of God by King David, under the divine inspiration of The Holy Spirit of God.  He encouraged them to take their burdens and concerns to The Lord and then leave them there.  David wanted them to know that if they trusted in The Lord, that He would take care of them and He would never let them down.

Application:

As believers we trust in The Lord.  We know that He can handle all of our anxiety causing situations.  He can lift us up out of the depths that depression causes us to sink into.  He can turn our burdens into blessings, our trials into triumphs, and our pains into pleasure.  No burden or problem, no matter how great, is too much for Him to handle.  Whatever our situation or our circumstance, The Lord will uphold us and sustain us through the struggles that we face.  All we have to do is believe and trust in The Lord, and He will sustain us. (Psalms 115:11)  So, as the song says, “take your burdens to The Lord and leave them there.”

Take Your Burdens To The Lord

"Cast your cares on The LORD and He will sustain you;  He will never let the righteous fall."  Psalms 55:22 (NIV)

These words of comfort and consolation were written to the people of God by King David, under the divine inspiration of The Holy Spirit of God.  He exhorted them to take their burdens to The Lord and then leave them there.  He wanted them to know that if they trusted in The Lord, that He would take care of them and He would never let them down.

Believers can trust in The Lord, He can handle all of our anxiety causing situations.  He can lift us up out of the depths that depression causes us to sink into.  No burden, no matter how great, is too much for Him to handle.  Whatever our situation, or our lot in life, The Lord will uphold us and sustain us through the struggles that we face in this life.  All we have to do is believe and trust in The Lord, and He will sustain us. (Psalms 115:11)  So, take your burdens to The Lord and leave them there.