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CASTING OUR BURDENS
“Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you”. -Psalm 55:22 (NASB)
What must we do when facing difficulties, having fears, worries and doubts? Being a Christian does not exempt us from troubles in this life. The Bible tells us of people who had the similar problems we have; Job, David, Ruth, Esther, Paul, Peter and others.
Georg Neumark1, court poet and secretary of archives under Duke Wilhelm II of Saxe-Weimar, has left us the hymn of trust in God: "If Thou But Suffer God To Guide Thee.", written in 1641, at Kiel, when, after being robbed of practically all he possessed except his prayer-book, and later in his life became blind; Neumark had an unexpected opportunity when he obtained employment as tutor in a wealthy family. He was a destitute student at the time. Having more trials in life-heartaches and poverty-, he relied on God’s promise, “Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He will sustain you”. The hymn, one of his best, is about thanking God for His sustenance and for His strengthening him in times of troubles.
Fellow believer, what difficulties do you have today? Are you worried? Cast your burdens upon the Lord, tell Him all about it and He will give you strength to face each day and be able to stand against those trials in life.
Excerpts: Georg Neumark1, (Ryden, Ernest Edwin, The Story Of Our Hymns, ©Augustana Book Concern, Rock Island, Illinois, 1930)
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