JESUS BEARS OUR BURDENS
“Cast your burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you;
He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.”
—Psalm 55:22
Scripture continually exhorts believers to commit our ways unto the Lord, to cast all our burdens and cares upon Him, and to be anxious for nothing as we struggle against the world, the flesh and the Devil in this life. To commit our way unto the Lord means we humbly follow where He leads being confident that His way is one of wisdom and everlasting love in Christ. If we could determine our own way through this world we would always be careful to avoid adversity, sickness, and trials. Yet, the Lord often leads His children in ways of darkness and distress, anguish and agony. Therefore, we need constant grace to commit our way to the Lord. What a blessing to have this wondrous grace in Christ! And when we commit our way to the Lord, we are free from the discouragement of anxiety, and we rejoice in the Lord and experience that the joy of the Lord is our strength (Nehemiah 8:10).
Do you have abiding joy in the Lord amid this dark world, this vale of tears that we must struggle through? Our only hope, joy, and rejoicing is found when we look directly to Christ and “Cast our burden on the LORD, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22). What about you? Are you trying to bear your own burdens, or do you constantly cast them at the foot of the cross? Yes, life is difficult, struggles abound, and there’s much heartache, death, destruction, and disappointment. Nevertheless, the Word of the Lord tells us to “cast all your anxiety upon Him, because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). And when we do, we have the precious promise of the Lord that “the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus” (Phil. 4:7).
Dear ones in Christ, Jesus is our Rock, Refuge, Fortress, and Strength. He alone can and will bear our burdens and give us peace within. Therefore, flee to Jesus and “cast your burdens upon Him, and He shall sustain you, and He will never let you be moved.”
Tuesday Encouragement: September 15, 2026
In Christ,
Pastor S. Henry
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A CHRISTIAN'S SUNDAY MORNING PRAYER
My Father and my God,
I bow before You this morning through the Lord Jesus Christ, He is my righteousness, and by the power and guidance of the Holy Spirit, He is my Sanctifier. "From the end of the earth I will cry to You, when my heart is overwhelmed; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I" (Psalm 61:2). “For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of wickedness” (Psalm 84:10).
O my God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, in You “I live and move and have my being” (Acts 17:28).
You made all things in heaven and on earth for Your glory and praise.
You have also made them in secondary importance for the good of Your church, Your redeemed in Jesus Christ.
To You I give all glory, honor, praise, adoration, exaltation, thanksgiving, reverence, obedience, and worship.
Cause me to do all these things more diligently, zealously, faithfully, joyfully, lovingly, and prayerfully.
O God, You are holy; I am sinful.
You are righteous; I am practically unrighteous.
You are wisdom; I am foolish.
You are almighty; I am weak.
You are all-knowing; I am ignorant.
You are eternal; I am finite.
You are transcendent; I am temporal, confined to a locality.
You are pure Spirit; I am flesh.
You are compassionate; I am so often uncaring.
You are love; I am often unloving.
And You are infinite and eternal in all Your attributes.
Lord Jesus, my heart is in constant need of change and progression in holiness, in Christ-likeness.
I am so easily distracted, easily tempted, easily led astray.
Too often I live by emotions rather than Biblical truth and godly reason.
Uphold me, dear Lord Jesus, with Your strong arm!
Don't let me stray from You.
Don't let my heart grow cold.
Light the fire within my heart, O Lord.
Revive me for Your glory’s sake.
Use me, teach me, guide me, uphold me, fill me with Your Power and Presence.
Forgive me, O Father, for all my wretched sins of thought, word, and deed.
Forgive me for "the lust of my flesh, the lust of my eyes, and the pride of my life—which is not of the Father but is of the world” (1 John 2:16), and forgive me for the sake of Christ’s person and work!
He lived in my place and has fulfilled all the righteous demands of the Law on my behalf.
He bore my punishment on the cross so that I would never be condemned.
Christ has merited righteousness and forgiveness for me.
You forgive me because of Who Christ is and what He has done, and not because of anything in me.
Of myself, I have nothing but sin and corruption.
But in Christ, Heavenly Father, You have declared me righteous and holy.
Oh what marvelous grace that You would give Your only Son to make me, a wretched sinner, to be Christ's treasure!
As the hymn writer, Robert Robinson, wrote, "O to grace how great a debtor, daily I’m constrained to be! Let that grace now, like a fetter, bind my wandering heart to thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, prone to leave the God I love; here’s my heart; O take and seal it; seal it for thy courts above."
O my Father, I do love You because You first loved me (1 John 4:19) and shed Your love abroad in my heart by the Holy Spirit (Romans 5:5).
But I know my love is far from perfect.
My love is weak, sinful, frail, and fragile.
Therefore, cause me to love you with greater intensity and obedience and passion and service.
Keep me confessing my sins to you since when I confess you are faithful and just to forgive me and cleanse me from all unrighteousness” (1 John 1:9).
Blessed Holy Spirit, keep me in Your Word.
Fill me with Your Word.
Fill me, Holy Spirit.
Don't let me drift.
Don't let me grieve You by walking in accordance with the flesh.
Don't let me sin against You.
Empower me for Your blessed service.
Keep me walking on the straight and narrow path!
Cause me to decrease so that Christ will increase in me so that I might declare and live the words of Scripture, “For me to live is Christ and to die is gain” (Philippians 1:21).
Bring all my thoughts captive to the obedience of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Do this for Your glory, use me for Your praise.
For I am not my own, but I belong to my faithful Savior, Jesus Christ, both in my body and my soul, both in my life and in my death, I am His and He is mine!
O Lord my God, discipline me when I stray, keep me humble when I obey.
Here am I, send me!
In Jesus' blessed name I pray!
Amen!
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