Sunday, April 13, 2008

Got Burdens?



Psalm 55:22
Cast our burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.

Isn't that a wonderful promise?

The notations in my Bible say this:

WORD 55:22
sustain, chul (kool); Strong's #3557: To maintain, nourish, provide food, bear, hold up, protect, support defend; to supply the means necessary for living. Occurring nearly 40 times, chul primarily suggests "to measure out a provision of food,": that is, "to provide." In some references chul means "to contain," "to receive," or "to hold" (see I Kings 7:26; II Chronicles 7:7; Jeremiah 2:13). In Genesis 50:21, Joseph pledges to provide for his brothers and their little children. In the present reference, God will support, nourish, and provide for any person who acknowledges that the burden of cruel treatment (v. 21) is one that only the Lord can handle.

Psalm 27:14

Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.

Psalm 37:5
Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass.

Psalm 62:8
Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah.

Psalm 63:8
My soul follows hard after thee: thy right hand upholds me.

Isaiah 50:10
Who is among you that fears the LORD, that obeys the voice of his servant, that walks in darkness, and hath no light? let him trust in the name of the LORD, and stay upon his God.

Matthew 6:31-34 - Jesus tells us:
31 "Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

Father, I ask You to HELP US to trust You, put You first in our lives, to commit our way to You, to wait on You and be strengthened. Lord I ask YOU to pour our hearts our to YOU, no other can restore and help us. You are our refuge, and after we cast our burdens upon YOU, You will not permit us to be moved. Thank You! Help us to keep our eye on You, in Jesus' Name.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

I like the way you find pictures that illustrate your message so well. Beautiful stuff.

Sharon said...

Thank you. Aren't they just so sweet? It's nice how I just happen by them also. LOL