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Cast All Your Care Upon The Lord For He Cares For You
Contributed by Dr. Stanley Vasu on Nov 11, 2001 (message contributor)
Summary: 1.CONFIDENCE 2.CARE 3.CONCERN 4.CURE 5.CURSE 6.CONFLICT 7.COMFORT
CAST ALL YOUR CARE UPON THE LORD FOR HE CARES FOR YOU
OUTLINE
1.CONFIDENCE
2.CARE
3.CONCERN
4.CURE
5.CURSE
6.CONFLICT
7.COMFORT
THE MESSAGE
CAST ALL YOUR CARE UPON THE LORD FOR HE CARES FOR YOU
7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
1.CONFIDENCE
God wants us to cast all our care upon Him because He cares for us.We do not have to be bowed down with burdens and cares because God will bear them for us. The disciples were travelling in a boat with Jesus when they faced a fierce storm and feared for their lives.They woke up Jesus and asked ’Master dont you care that we are perishing ?’.Jesus arose and stilled the storm and then asked the disciples ’why are you fearful ? How is it that you have no faith ?’. He wanted the disciples to have faith instead of fear and panic. God wants us to have confidence in Him when we face storms in our life.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, “Let us cross over to the other side.”
36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.
37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, “Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?”
39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, “Peace, be still!” And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 But He said to them, “Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?”
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, “Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!”
2.CARE
God wants us to cast all our care upon Him . He does not want us to be worried about anything .He wants us to make our requests known to Him through prayers and supplications with thanksgiving and then the peace of God which passes all understanding will rule our hearts and minds through Christ Jesus .God does not want us to live a restless life without peace. He wants us to enjoy His peace and joy even in the midst of difficult circumstances by making our requests known to Him.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
6 Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
7 and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
3.CONCERN
God wants us to be concerned about His kingdom and His righteousness instead of being concerned about food and clothing like the ungodly people of this world. He is our Heavenly Father who knows all our needs. He who takes care of the birds and the flowers will surely take care of His people. When we seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness all these things shall be added to us. We need not worry about tomorrow because each day has sufficient troubles of it’s own.
SCRIPTURE REFERENCES
25 “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink; nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food and the body more than clothing?
26 Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
28 “So why do you worry about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin;
29 and yet I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
30 Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
31 “Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’
32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
