March 4 – Learning to Cast Well

“Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.”   Psalm 55:22 (NASB)

Burdens are difficult to carry about with us aren't they? The psalmist tell us that we can cast our burdens upon God.  Those who fish for fun or for a living know the idea of casting.  It is not just dropping our concerns but it is heaving them off to someone else. These burdens are the things that are of great concern to us.  And, we are told that we can depend on God to take care of us while He takes care of our burdens.  Why upon God?  Because He is strong enough to deal with them.  He promises how he cares for us when He says He will sustain us.  If we trust Him, we will be sustained by Him. That is a huge promise for those of us who carry the burden of financial worry or are afflicted with the burden of illness or disability.  Burdens create problems but casting them upon God relieves us.  Why does God promise to do this? Because of an even greater promise that He will never allow the righteous to be shaken.  This idea of shaken means to slip or fall from defeat.  Let's not carry our burdens any longer today, or tomorrow and all tomorrows.  Each time they appear, throw them off by casting them upon God.

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