In my Bible software, I have a set of daily devotionals by famous preacher Charles Spurgeon and they can give me a lot of food for thought. Yesterday's devotional was based on a verse from the Psalms - "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;" (Psalms 55:22, NIV)
Here are some excerpts from what Spurgeon had to say about it:
"The precept to avoid anxious care is earnestly inculcated by our Saviour, again and again; it is reiterated by the apostles; and it is one which cannot be neglected without involving transgression: for the very essence of anxious care is the imagining that we are wiser than God, and the thrusting ourselves into His place to do for Him that which He has undertaken to do for us. . . . He who cannot calmly leave his affairs in God's hand, but will carry his own burden, is very likely to be tempted to use wrong means to help himself. This sin leads to a forsaking of God as our counsellor, and resorting instead to human wisdom. . . . Anxiety makes us doubt God's lovingkindness . . . so that our prayers become hindered, our consistent example marred, and our life one of self-seeking. (from Spurgeon's Morning & Evening, PC Study Bible formatted electronic database Copyright © 1999, 2003, 2006 by Biblesoft, Inc. All rights reserved.)
Wow! How foolish to imagine even for an instant that we are wiser than God! I am so grateful that God is willing to take our burdens - and that His "yoke is easy" and His "burden is light"! (Matt 11:30) This morning I praise Him for relief of a very specific burden as I've been receiving healing of a physical challenge, as well as ability and courage to move forward into the tasks He has called me to undertake.
Father, I am SO grateful to enter your courts with thanksgiving and praise this morning! Thank you for healing, for strength, for courage, for talents, for friends and loved ones. I am so grateful for your many blessings! I think of a verse I learned in childhood - "You, Lord, give true peace to those who depend on you,because they trust you." (Isaiah 26:3) Thank you, Father for that peace - a peace that passes beyond all understanding. A peace we can experience no matter what challenges we face at any given moment. May I indeed keep my eyes on you, trusting in you rather than leaning on my own understanding. May I better understand how to acknowledge you in all my ways, Father, as I truly want you to direct my path. (Prov 3:6). Amen.
1 comment:
Thank you for your post. It is very obvious that, while I would never THINK that I am wiser than God, there have been many occasions in which I have ACTED as though I were. Every time I set out to do ANYTHING without without knowing His plan in its regard, I am putting my own "wisdom" above His. If Jesus had to admit that "of mine own self I can do nothing," how much more that is true for me. Your posts are a blessing to me.
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