An all-sufficient Saviour and
a needy sinner. Frank Hall. Cast your burden
on the Lord, and He will sustain you. He will never permit the
righteous to be moved. Psalm 55, 22. Why are we so determined to carry
our own burdens when we have proved countless times that we
are utterly insufficient for the task? Is it not due to our
sinful flesh, carnal pride, and foolish self-sufficiency? We often mope about in sadness
and depression with heavy hearts because we foolishly, ignorantly,
and obstinately refuse to cast our burden on the Lord. The Lord
Jesus has proven himself fully capable and willing to carry
our heaviest burdens. The heaviest load that has ever
been carried was carried by him for the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all. Isaiah 53 6 It was the tremendous
weight of our sins made his which laid him low in the garden of
Gethsemane and pressed his blood through the pores of his skin.
In infinite mercy and grace, He bore our sins, our guilt,
and our shame in His own body on the cruel tree, and was made
a curse for us, that we might be made the righteousness of
God in Him. He not only carried our sins
to Calvary's cross, He took them away forever by the sacrifice
of Himself. As far as the east is from the
west, as far has He removed our transgressions from us. Psalm
103 12 Children of God, let us forever cease from fleshly self-dependence
and cast every burden on our mighty Savior. It doesn't matter
what the burden is or how heavy the load is. The Lord Jesus is
ready, able and willing to bear it for us. We need not bear it
even for a moment. It is our glorious right and
God-given privilege as the beloved children of God to cast every
care and every burden on our Savior. Are you struggling to
carry a burden of guilt and sin? Struggle no longer and stumble
no more. Cast your sin and guilt on Him. He will sustain you, forgive
you, receive you, and embrace you. Are your responsibilities
stressful and overwhelming your soul? Do not neglect them, but
do not presume that you are sufficient to do anything on your own. Cast
them on Him, seek His grace, depend on His mighty arm, and
He will sustain you. Is your heart laid low with heavy
cares and secret troubles? Cast them all on Christ. In love, grace, and wisdom, your
Savior gave you these cares and troubles, not to see how far
you could carry them on your own, but to bring you to the
end of yourself. He gave you these cares to show
you your inability, your weakness, and your need of Him, that you
would cease from your carnal self-confidence and find your
all in Him, full salvation, infinite strength, unceasing aid, everlasting
sufficiency, and perfect help. His power and grace are sufficient
for us in all things in every trial, in every circumstance,
in every temptation. He will sustain us to the end. He will never allow His righteous
ones to be moved. He loves them with an everlasting
immutable love. They will never be utterly forsaken
or cast down. He keeps them, protects them,
helps them, preserves them, provides for their souls, and sustains
them freely forever by His almighty grace. No two things fit more
perfectly together than an all-sufficient Savior and a needy sinner. Humble yourselves, therefore,
under the mighty hand of God, so that He may exalt you at the
proper time, casting all your care on Him, because He cares
about you. 1 Peter 5, 6 and 7.