"If a burden is laid on my back and another immediately takes it off and carries it himself," said Meister Eckhart, "it can make no difference to me whether it is one or a hundred pounds." In the Scriptures, there would seem to be three kinds of burdens recognized. First, the burden of loving help which we are admonished to give to others: "Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ" (Galatians 6:2). Secondly, the burden of moral responsibility which no one can shift to another: "For each one should carry his own load" (Galatians 6:5). Thirdly, the burden resulting from our fallen state, consisting of sin, fear, worry, disappointments, sorrows, remorse, bitter memories and self-accusations. The first burden never harmed a soul. The second may even be a source of quiet comfort if our hearts are right. It is the third sort that ages and shrivels and kills. And there is no valid reason for our carrying it (or them, for there are many of this kind). "Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you" (Psalms 55:22). That was what the good Eckhart had in mind when he suggested that no burden would be heavier than any other if the Lord carried it for us.

A.W. Tozer's materials are a mainstay in Evangelical churches in our day and he is one of the most quoted authors. He was a prophet in his day and his writings are even more influential in our day. One of his books: The Pursuit of God, has had over 1 million copies sold world-wide.

Morning and Evening with A.W. Tozer

What to Do with Burdens

THE Lord's people are often heavy laden, their burdens are heavy and their grief great; but the Lord kindly directs them to cast every burden upon Him, and promises to sustain them. Guilt in the conscience and a sense of sin in the soul, often prove an intolerable burden; but the Lord will remove it by the blood of His Son, and the whisper of His Spirit. The care of a family sinks the spirit, and fills with distress; but Jesus says, "Cast them all on Me." Losses, crosses, enemies, temptations, and the inward conflict, often burden the soul; but our God will sanctify them to us, sustain us through them, and deliver us out of them all. Our God has determined that we shall use Him, feel our dependance upon Him, and glory only in Him. Believer, He will sustain thee by speaking peace to thy troubled heart; by enabling you to leave your intricate affairs in His hands; by strengthening you with strength in your soul; and by enabling you to contrast the present with the future. Thanks be unto God who giveth us the victory. O Jesus, teach me to bring every burden to Thy feet, and to cast every care upon Thee!Thou, O Lord, in tender love, Wilt all my burdens bear! Lift my heart to things above, And fix it ever there!

Written by James Smith for his own flock around 1840, but such was the demand that by 1846 over thirty thousand copies where in circulation.

The Believer's Daily Remembrancer

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee." Psalms 55:22

"Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and He shall sustain thee; He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." Psalms 55:22 It is a heavy burden; roll it on Omnipotence. It is thy burden now, and it crushes thee; but when the LORD takes it, He will make nothing of it. If thou art called still to bear, "he will sustain thee." It will be on Him and not on thee. Thou wilt be so upheld under it that the burden will be a blessing. Bring the LORD into the matter, and thou wilt stand upright under that which in itself would bow thee down. Our worst fear is lest our trial should drive us from the path of duty; but this the LORD will never suffer. If we are righteous before Him, He will not endure that our affliction should move us from our standing. In Jesus He accepts us as righteous, and in Jesus He will keep us so. What about the present moment? Art thou going forth to this day's trial alone? Are thy poor shoulders again to be galled with the oppressive load? Be not so foolish. Tell the LORD all about thy grief and leave it with Him. Don't cast your burden down and then take it up again; but roll it on the LORD and leave it there. Then shalt thou walk at large, a joyful and unburdened believer, singing the praises of thy great Burden-bearer.

Another classic from the pen of C.H. Spurgeon that will challenge and inspire you on your daily path to Heaven.

Charles Spurgeon's Faith's Checkbook

Burdens Cast on Him

Care, even though exercised upon legitimate objects, if carried to excess, has in it the nature of sin. 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. We attempt to think of that which we fancy he will forget; we labour to take upon ourselves our weary burden, as if he were unable or unwilling to take it for us. Now this disobedience to his plain precept, this unbelief in his Word, this presumption in intruding upon his province, is all sinful. Yet more than this, anxious care often leads to acts of sin. 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. This is going to the "broken cistern" instead of to the "fountain;" a sin which was laid against Israel of old. Anxiety makes us doubt God's lovingkindness, and thus our love to him grows cold; we feel mistrust, and thus grieve the Spirit of God, so that our prayers become hindered, our consistent example marred, and our life one of self-seeking. Thus want of confidence in God leads us to wander far from him; but if through simple faith in his promise, we cast each burden as it comes upon him, and are "careful for nothing" because he undertakes to care for us, it will keep us close to him, and strengthen us against much temptation. "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on thee, because he trusteth in thee. "

This timeless classic from Charles Spurgeon will help to both start and end your day with wonderful insight into God's Word.

Charles Spurgeon's Morning & Evening

"Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee." - Psalm 55:22

Morning Devotional

Who is there that hath not a burden? - who that stands in no need of relief? The burden of ignorance weighs heavy on one man. He finds himself so lamentably in the dark with regard to many most important things. The burden of responsibility weighs heavy on another. The burden of some secret frailty, some unconquerable weakness oppresses another. The burden of doubt is crushing to this sin-tormented soul. The burden of mortality, the fear of death, is more than another can bear. The burden of levity and thoughtlessness is heavier to some than is generally supposed. To one and all the command is, " Cast thy burden upon the Lord." Many go staggering under the burdens of life, cursing God as they stagger along. What do they wish? That God should give Satan authority to remove their burdens? or, make Satan's yoke easy and his burden light? No; God reserves it as his own distinctive privilege to lighten the burdens of mortals, " Come unto me,'' says Christ, " and ye shall find rest." How is a man to cast his burden upon the Lord? By faith in the Lord's promise. He must stop groaning, and believe. He must go to his task in prayer, expecting that an unseen hand will take hold of the wheel simultaneously with his own, and lift it out of the mire. If he has to speak, he must lay hold of the promise and look for a mouth and wisdom that none shall be able to gainsay or resist. We are not to suppose any burden too small to take to God. If we think it small, and seek no help, it will grow in bulk till we are crushed beneath it. He will not remove your burden so that you shall have nothing to do, no more need of him; but he will sustain you - he will administer support, so that men shall wonder to see you walking with such alacrity, to hear you singing so blithely with a great burden upon you. Then will you tell them of the sustaining hand. Cast, then, thy burden on the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.

A daily devotional written by a Baptist Missionary to India, Reverend George Bowen (1816-1888) over 150 years ago.

Bowen's Daily Meditations

" Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee '- Psalms 55:22. 

Some one may say: " He will never allow the righteous to fall away; but what right have I to regard myself as righteous? Of what avail is this promise to me? Well, it is of none, if thou art not righteous. In that case, the wrath of God abideth on thee; there are no promises for thee. But are there no promises for such as hunger and thirst after righteousness? Yes, for they are righteous. The Publican went down to his house, justified rather than the Pharisee. To look unto the righteousness of Christ, is the righteousness of sinful man. The measure in which a man renounces the notion of his own righteousness, is generally the measure according to which God estimates him as righteous. Our text corresponds with the words: " My sheep shall never perish, neither shall any be able to pluck them out of my hand." Others say: " We make no pretensions to piety, but we are righteous, and none the less so that we have the boldness to declare ourselves what we are." Let us see. You daily receive at your board a poor creature who, without your bounty, would be a miserable beggar, tottering to an obscure grave. You spread for him an excellent banquet, and that as often as he has appetite. Yet he never takes the slightest notice of you, never joins in any laudations of your name, turns the subject of conversation when you are mentioned. You have authorized him to go daily to your treasurer, and receive whatever he needs for his daily expenses, and even for his prospective expenditure; yet he never admits that he is indebted to you for the money, and is just as ready to bestow it on your enemies as on your friends. He lives in your house; sleeps upon your couch; receives raiment from your wardrobe; is made glad by your wine; regaled by the perfume of your flowers; entertained by your music; conveyed in your carriages; instructed by your teachers; aided by your wisdom; and upheld by your strength. Yet never is he found rendering you any due respect, or troubling himself to know what is your will. In a thousand things he violates your commands. But in his transactions with his fellow-servants, he is particular not to defraud them. Should he indeed learn from thee what his duties to them are, he would discover that he comes exceedingly short even in these. But be it so. He is very careful to conduct himself in such a manner towards them as to be regarded as an honest man. Ten thousand mercies from thee leave him as indifferent to thy will and pleasure as ever he was; yet the least benefit from his fellow awakens in him gratitude and a desire to requite the favor. ― Shall such a man be counted righteous? Does not the moral sense that reveals itself in his communications with his fellow-men, serve only the more signally to condemn him? He, and such as he, are unrighteous; and the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

"He shall never suffer the righteous to be moved." ― Psalms 55:22. 

Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved. § I will trust and not be afraid; ‘For YAH, the Lord, is my strength and song; He also has become my salvation.’ Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? § Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. § In quietness and confidence shall be your strength. The work of righteousness will be peace, and the effect of righteousness, quietness, and assurance forever. § Peace I leave with you, My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. § Peace from Him who is and who was and who is to come.

Daily Light on the Daily Path or Daily Light is a Christian daily devotional scripture reading published by Bagster & Sons about 1875. It has been reprinted continually since then. It consists of brief groupings of scripture passages which speak to prominent Biblical themes—two themes (morning and evening) for each day of the year. It appends no commentary, but simply allows scripture to speak for itself.

Morning Daily Light

 You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is  stayed on You, because he trusts in You. 

I bore you on eagles' wings and brought you to myself.”—In his love and in his pity he redeemed them; he lifted them up and carried them all the days of old.—Like an eagle that stirs up its nest, that flutters over its young, spreading out its wings, catching them, bearing them on its pinions, the Lord alone guided him.Even to your old age I am he, and to gray hairs I will carry you. I have made, and I will bear; I will carry and will save.”—This is God, our God forever and ever. He will guide us forever.Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you.—“Do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on…. For… your heavenly Father knows that you need them all.Till now the Lord has helped us.

 The Lord your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way that you went until you came to this place. 

When my heart is overwhelmed; lead me to the rock that is higher than I. O Lord, I am oppressed; undertake for me! § Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you. I am a little child; I do not know how to go out or come in. § If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God … and it will be given to him. Who is sufficient for these things? § I know that in me (that is, in my flesh) nothing good dwells. § My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness. Son, be of good cheer; your sins are forgiven you. Be of good cheer, daughter; your faith has made you well. My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness. When I remember You on my bed, I meditate on You in the night watches.

Evening Daily Light

 In the multitude of my anxieties within me,  Your comforts delight my soul. 

My brethren, take the prophets, who spoke in the name of the Lord, as an example of suffering and patience. § All these things happened to them as examples, and they were written for our admonition, on whom the ends of the ages have come. “Shall we indeed accept good from God, and shall we not accept adversity?” In all this Job did not sin with his lips. § Aaron held his peace. § It is the Lord. Let Him do what seems good to Him. Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you. § He has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows. Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.

 He bowed his shoulder to bear a burden. 

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on You, because he trusts in You. Trust in the Lord forever, for in YAH, the Lord, is everlasting strength. Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you. § He has not despised nor abhorred the affliction of the afflicted; nor has He hidden His face from Him; but when He cried to Him, He heard. § Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. § Do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on… Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? § Do not be unbelieving, but believing. § Lo, I am with you always.

 O my God, my soul is cast down within me. 

When I am weak, then I am strong. § My God shall be My strength. § He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. § Let him take hold of My strength. Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you. § The arms of his hands were made strong by the hands of the Mighty God of Jacob. I will not let You go unless You bless me! You come to me with a sword, with a spear, and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom you have defied. § Plead my cause, O Lord, with those who strive with me; fight against those who fight against me. Take hold of shield and buckler, and stand up for my help.

 Those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength. 

<blockquote>
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain thee" (<a id="verse_1632878251304243" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Psalm/55/22">Ps. 55:22</a>).
</blockquote>Our Father's living waters flow both in summer and winter (<a id="verse_1632878251267787" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Zechariah/14/8">Zech. 14:8</a>). He provides the barrenness of winter in order to cut us off from every other supply, and teach us to draw from His ever-flowing water of life."The Father passes us through all the seasons here; and the winter, the most trying one, is the most helpful, if we are really cast on Him in it. Then the real measure of our dependence on Him is ascertained, and also the extent of our resources in Him; and we make acquisitions in Him which we never make at any other time. All our growth and fruit depends on our winters, or rather on how we pass through them."The more we can rest in Him the more we are independent of everything outside of Him - at such a time, the more vigor we really possess; and the better we get over the winter, be it ever so severe. If I am independent of the winter, it is evident that I have mastered it, and not it me; and if I have done so, through the strength of the Lord Jesus, I am relieved though in no human way. Peter is delivered from prison in a superhuman way; but first he, though enduring a very trying winter, could lay him down and sleep - take his rest, because the Lord sustained him." -J.B.S."It is a wonderful thing to be so satisfied with the Lord Jesus' company, that we can be tranquil about everything. I remember when I used to think that I should be happy beyond conception if I were able to say, I will fear no evil; my heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord.' In order to reach this, you must find Him enough, without anything else. You can never prove the worth of anyone, until you are absolutely dependent upon him." -J.B.S."I laid down and slept; I awaked; for the Lord sustained me" (<a id="verse_1632878251585045" href="https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/Psalm/3/5">Ps. 3:5</a>).

A 365 day devotional that will help you in your Christian growth and walk with the Lord Jesus Christ.  This devotional is a collection of quotes from some of the best authors in the realm of Christian growth that has been organized by Miles J Stanford.  This devotional study is divided into 12 sections each containing 31 daily portions.

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Psalm 55:22

 22 Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you;   he will never let the righteous be shaken.   

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