Lean Hard by Octavius Winslow
Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you. Psalm
55, 22 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 doubtedly 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 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 and formed 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 you lean on me, this burden shall
be mine, not yours. So shall I keep my child within
the circling 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 come closer. 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, lead hard.