"Casting all your care upon Him; for He careth for you." - 1 Peter 5:7
The above Scripture is very comforting and a reminder that the good Lord cares for all of His children. When it says "Casting all your care", it means to take all of your "anxieties" to the Lord, "cast" them to Him, which takes effort and is not easy to do. And then do not take all your cares right back upon yourself once again and bear the burden alone. Leave them with the Lord, and have faith that He will take care of them for you - All of them.
It should be mentioned that before you can cast all of your anxieties on God, you must first have confessed all known sin and been repentant and thereby have a clear conscience in order to cast your cares on the Lord and then to expect Him to help you; to take the burden off of you and onto Himself. First you must feel Him to be a reconciled and loving Father. If there is any unconfessed sin in your life, you will probably not even cast your anxieties and burdens upon Him.
God never told us that we shall never have anxieties; they are a part of this fallen world in which we live. And this fallen world is a cause for anxieties in itself. Right now we have the threat of nuclear war looming over us, and many other fears as well in this evil and lawless and cold world. We need to take all of our concerns to the Lord in prayer. Prayer has a way of putting things in their proper perspective and thereby giving you a peace and the sense that, in the end, everything will be alright.
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
"Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6-7
Here is a song about casting all your cares upon the Lord:
God loves His children, and constantly thinks about them and wants them to come to Him with all their cares.
"But I am poor and needy; yet the Lord thinketh upon me: Thou art my help and my deliverer; Make no tarrying, O my God." - Psalm 40:17
Family, friends, and neighbors may abandon you or neglect you, but God never will !! "If we are what we should be, we shall never be without a friend as long as there is a God." This is true if you are a genuine believer in Jesus Christ as your Savior, Lord, and Master. To all unbelievers, God is waiting to hear from you and for you to give your heart and soul to Jesus in sincere belief in the redemptive power of His shed blood, and to believe that He rose again from the dead. (Romans 10:9)
Believers, stop and recall how many times God has shown you that He was thinking of you.....in answered prayers, in protecting you from harm, in all His blessings that He has bestowed upon you, and in so many other ways. And He does this even when we do not think of Him as often as we should. God's care for His people is always true and always unchanging. He is always there for us.
Many people who do not trust in the Lord and who do not cast their cares upon Him, go around all glum and fretful, often complaining and being very dissatisfied with life. They are also fearful of many things. Don't let that be you. Cast your burdens on the Lord. (Psalm 55:22).
Believers in Christ have a blessed hope that sustains them and gives them solace (Titus 2:13). They have the promise of eternal life and of being with the Lord forever. Their faith in God gives them strength and endurance to face obstacles and to surrender all to the Lord. Consequently, they do not let anxieties get control over them and make them all fretful and filled with dread. They have the love of Christ in their hearts, and His many promises of better things to transpire in the future, all of which gives them hope and encourages them to pray about their concerns and to draw ever nearer to the Lord.
Believers in Christ have a blessed hope that sustains them and gives them solace (Titus 2:13). They have the promise of eternal life and of being with the Lord forever. Their faith in God gives them strength and endurance to face obstacles and to surrender all to the Lord. Consequently, they do not let anxieties get control over them and make them all fretful and filled with dread. They have the love of Christ in their hearts, and His many promises of better things to transpire in the future, all of which gives them hope and encourages them to pray about their concerns and to draw ever nearer to the Lord.
Following is a 26 minute sermon by A.W. Tozer on "Casting All Your Cares Upon Him" :
A. W. Tozer became a Christian as a teenager. He was born in 1897 and passed away in 1963. He was an American pastor and author.
Have a blessed and Christ-filled weekend !
Have a blessed and Christ-filled weekend !
"That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised Him from the dead, thou shalt be saved." - Romans 10:9
"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee: He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." - Psalm 55:22
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;" - Titus 2:13
"Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Savior Jesus Christ;" - Titus 2:13
"Come unto Me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest." Jesus at Matthew 11:28
