“Praise be to the God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.” Psalm 68:19
Burden – my New Oxford American Dictionary defines it like this: “a load, especially a heavy one. Figurative - a duty or misfortune that causes hardship, anxiety, or grief; a nuisance – the main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task.”
Life certainly does have many burdens that each of us carry. As we can see in this definition, burden can take on many forms. Some of them are burdens that we gladly take on, maybe even pray for, such as a leadership role in our church or community, a home to care for, the responsibility of a job, children to raise in the love of the Lord, education for ourselves and our children, or dedicating our time and energy to the study of God’s Word. Other burdens we don’t look for and they come unwelcomed into our lives, such as financial hardship, illness, disabilities, fractured relationships, or the death of a loved one.
Whether a burden is one we gladly welcome as a treasured responsibility or one that is brought about by misfortune, it is so good to know that God, our Savior, daily bears our burdens. As we deal with an illness, we bring it to God in prayer and He carries us through. As we raise our children in the love of the Lord, we bring it to God in prayer and He guides us. As we mourn the loss of a loved one, we bring it to God in prayer and He comforts us. As the hymn so beautifully says, “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.” LSB 770
As the Lords helps us bear our burdens, let’s keep in mind that Jesus bore the greatest burden that we all have, our sin. He took that burden, carried it to Golgotha, and died so that our sin would be lifted from us. Then, three days later He rose from the grave, firmly putting sin, death, and the devil in their place. Knowing this, we all the more gladly proclaim, “Praise be to the God, our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”
Dear Heavenly Father, forgive us for the times when we try and bear our burden on our own and forget to turn to You in prayer. Help us Lord to come to You in prayer knowing with confidence that You do carry our burdens with us and for us. Thank you for loving us enough to send Your Son, Jesus, to carry our greatest burden of sin and death and bring us forgiveness and life eternal. Amen.
Burden – my New Oxford American Dictionary defines it like this: “a load, especially a heavy one. Figurative - a duty or misfortune that causes hardship, anxiety, or grief; a nuisance – the main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task.”
Life certainly does have many burdens that each of us carry. As we can see in this definition, burden can take on many forms. Some of them are burdens that we gladly take on, maybe even pray for, such as a leadership role in our church or community, a home to care for, the responsibility of a job, children to raise in the love of the Lord, education for ourselves and our children, or dedicating our time and energy to the study of God’s Word. Other burdens we don’t look for and they come unwelcomed into our lives, such as financial hardship, illness, disabilities, fractured relationships, or the death of a loved one.
Whether a burden is one we gladly welcome as a treasured responsibility or one that is brought about by misfortune, it is so good to know that God, our Savior, daily bears our burdens. As we deal with an illness, we bring it to God in prayer and He carries us through. As we raise our children in the love of the Lord, we bring it to God in prayer and He guides us. As we mourn the loss of a loved one, we bring it to God in prayer and He comforts us. As the hymn so beautifully says, “What a friend we have in Jesus, all our sins and griefs to bear! What a privilege to carry everything to God in prayer.” LSB 770
As the Lords helps us bear our burdens, let’s keep in mind that Jesus bore the greatest burden that we all have, our sin. He took that burden, carried it to Golgotha, and died so that our sin would be lifted from us. Then, three days later He rose from the grave, firmly putting sin, death, and the devil in their place. Knowing this, we all the more gladly proclaim, “Praise be to the God, our Savior, who daily bears our burdens.”
Dear Heavenly Father, forgive us for the times when we try and bear our burden on our own and forget to turn to You in prayer. Help us Lord to come to You in prayer knowing with confidence that You do carry our burdens with us and for us. Thank you for loving us enough to send Your Son, Jesus, to carry our greatest burden of sin and death and bring us forgiveness and life eternal. Amen.
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