Drop Your Load!

Passage:  Psalms 55:22 KJV  Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.

Main Point:  Trust the Lord with your spiritual burdens - and physical ones - by giving them to Him.  You will see His strength, freedom, and protection throughout the day. 

• Promise?  Trust God with your cares - give them to Him and worry no more over them - and God will sustain you, protect you, and free you from their weight.
• Lesson?
• Blessing?  Freedom from worry, fear, guilt, shame, jealousy, grief, fear, anger, or sorrow is truly a blessing.  So is protection from enemies, strength for tasks, and assurance for the future.  All come when we trust the Lord.
• Sin?  The implication is that NOT trusting the Lord with our burdens is a sin - and the consequences are clear - the freedom is NOT ours, and we are weighed down, defeated.
• Revelation about God?  God  cares for our smallest needs, deepest concerns, and daily challenges.  Our personality is not too big for God to take and re-mold into what He wants - if we will give it to Him.

Devotional: 

As a soldier, one frequent requirement was to carry a rucksack filled with equipment and clothing during the day's training.  That was on top of about 80-100 lbs. of body armor.  With all of that, learning to maneuver, crawl, run, shoot, and hide became an exhausting adventure.  At the end of the day, back in the safety of home base, we could finally drop our load.  What a relief that was!  Our bodies were spent, but they felt light, free, and relaxed.

Jesus invites us to drop our emotional and spiritual loads on Him - before we go out on exercises and training each day.  We don't have to wait until we get to home base to drop our loads  either.  He goes with us, so if we pick up a load along the day's activities, He is there for us to give it to.  There is no longer any need to carry our guilt, shame, sorrow, grief, jealousies, fears, or anger any further.  We can take our next step free of them all, having given our load to the Lord.  We can face the tasks of the day free of their burden and distraction.  We can offer forgiveness to those who hurt us because we gave Him the pain and leave the consequences to Him.  We can be free of our own guilt because He has forgiven us.  We can be confident in His provision and protection, and live free of jealousy, fear, shame, and anger behind.  We can experience His strength to do the tasks for the day in the attitude of the Lord.  He will sustain us  when we drop our Load on Him.  He will grant us victory over these burdens and order our footsteps so we can bless others, and stand unshaken before our enemies. 

So drop your load on Christ right now, and be free!