Psalm 55:22 Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
It is by an act of simple,
prayerful faith that we transfer our cares and anxieties, our sorrows
and needs, to the Lord.
Jesus invites you come and lean upon Him, and to
lean with all your might upon that arm that balances the
universe, and upon that bosom that bled for you upon the
soldier's spear!
But you doubtingly ask, "Is the
Lord able to do this thing for me?"
And thus, while you are debating a
matter about which there is not the shadow of a shade of doubt, the
burden is crushing your gentle spirit to the dust.
And all the while
Jesus stands at your side and lovingly says, "Cast your burden upon Me - and I will sustain you.
I am God Almighty!
I bore the load of your sin
and condemnation up the steep of Calvary;
And the same power of
omnipotence, and the same strength of love that bore it all for you then is also prepared to bear your need and sorrow now.
Roll it all upon Me!
Child of My love! Lean hard!
Let Me
feel the pressure of your care.
I know your burden, child! I shaped it-I poised it in My own hand and made no proportion of its weight to your
unaided strength.
For even as I laid it on, I said I shall be near, and
while she leans on Me, this burden shall be Mine, not hers.
So shall I
keep My child within the encircling arms of My own love.
Here lay it
down! Do not fear to impose it on a shoulder which upholds the
government of worlds!
Yet closer come! You are not near enough!
I would
embrace your burden, so I might feel My child reposing on My bosom.
You
love Me! I know it.
Doubt not, then. But, loving me, lean hard!"
~Octavius Winslow~
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