BBD 08.23.21 The Heavy Pile (Classic)
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Classic from 2003
The Burning Bush Devotional
23 August 2021
The Heavy Pile
Casting
all your care upon Him, for He cares for you. - 1 Peter 5:7.
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. -
Matthew 11:28-30.
I do
love books but maybe not as much as a teacher in Croatia. DK is a 60-year-old
math teacher living in Zagreb. DK’s wife had been in the hospital, and she
became concerned that he had not been to visit her in three days. She called
their neighbors who then heard “muffled
groans” coming from the apartment. The police
found DK trapped under a pile of books in his bedroom. Which makes one wonder
how many books it took to trap him?
Most
likely you are not trapped under a pile of books and never will be, but it may
be that something else has you trapped. Are you trapped under a pile of
problems? Worries? Concerns? Anxieties? Pain? Heartache? Have your burdens
slowed your life to a standstill? Are you having more and more difficulty just
taking care of the normal daily routines of life? It may be that you have been
trapped under a pile of life’s burdens.
Notice
when Jesus says for those who are heavy ladened to come to Him that he does not
condemn them. He also does not offer a lecture about how foolish it was for
them to become so burdened. What Jesus does is offer relief. He offers to
lighten your load and it is free! There are no strings except
that of having Jesus as a traveling companion along life’s road. Without Jesus
there can be no relief but with Him the burden is transferred to Him. Why would
Jesus be willing to do this? Because as the apostle Peter notes “He cares for you.” You may have never
cared for God but He still “cares for you.”
Is the
pile of worries and problems growing larger and larger and more and more likely
to fall? Has the pile of worries and problems fallen on you and the weight is
pressing you further and further down? Call to Jesus and ask Him to lighten
your load. Cast your cares and burdens upon Him and He will give you rest.
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