1 Peter 5:7
7 Casting [epirrhipto] all [pas] your [humon] care [merimna] upon [epi] him [autos]; for [hoti] he [autos] careth [melo] for [peri] you [humon]. KJV-Interlinear
7 casting all your anxiety upon
Him, because He cares for you. NASB
In life, probably each
and every day of our life, we all have anxiousness's, concerns, worries,
apprehensions and such.And we have
these worries because of the uncertainties of life.
Matt. 6:31-34
31 Do not be anxious
then, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'With what
shall we clothe ourselves?'
32 For all these
things the Gentiles eagerly seek; for your heavenly Father knows that you need
all these things.
33 But seek first His
kingdom and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not be
anxious for tomorrow; for tomorrow will care for itself. Each day has enough
trouble of its own. NASB
One of the most
difficult things in life to master, is faith.
We are so used to seeing and touching and deciding based on the tangible
things around us, but there is always the uncertainty beyond the five senses as
well as beyond logic.We cannot know
what tomorrow will bring.
It is difficult enough
during times of prosperity, and doubly difficult in times that are less than
prosperous.
Just as we have studied
the various uncertainties of life based on attitudes in these past few days,
the biggest barrier in those studies, is in not getting upset with the subject
material or the comments made.It is too
easy to disagree and then become distracted from ones study.
None of us are prophets
these days, we can only speculate, but we can know one thing for certain, and
that is, that God blesses those who adopt His doctrine, and God disciplines
those who do not.The specifics of
either situation is the unknown.
But here is a
promise.Your concerns, either spiritual
or temporal, are Gods concerns.He knows
what you need in life and when you need it.
But that does not mean that He is going to provide you with what you
want.
Your eternal life is of
greater importance, and God will never trade away your destiny, for something
temporary for today.
God is merciful,
caring, loving, and deeply concerned for your life. Your concerns are His concerns. Your worries are His worries. Your problems are His problems, and God is
your only solution regardless of your situation. God is your only solution regardless of what
you think.
Remember, Jesus came
into this world as a poor carpenters son.
The priests were expecting a prince, riding a white warhorse, carrying a
sword with lightning and power, and they expected Him to do their bidding, not His.
They all rejected
Christ.
Very few who were
present, actually cared for Jesus.And yet
He did not reject us because we rejected Him.
And so, even if we do
not agree with Gods teaching, we should be open minded enough and patient
enough to hear Him out.
The world has enjoyed a
tremendous period of prosperity since the end of World War II, despite several
ups and downs along the way.Now we seem
to be facing a transitional period of difficulty.
And while none of us truly
know what to expect in the near or distant future, that really is irrelevant if
you are pursuing your spiritual life.
This is a good verse to
place in your list of memory verses.
Psa. 55:22
22 Cast your burden
upon the Lord, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the righteous to be
shaken. NASB