Give It To Him

1 Peter 5:7 (KJV)

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

TOPIC: GIVE IT TO HIM

HAVE YOU EVER HAD A DAY THAT YOU THOUGHT WAS GOING TO NEVER END

A DAY WHERE YOU FELT LIKE YOU WAS AT WITS END AND YOU DID`NT KNOW IF YOU WAS COMING OR GOING

AND YOU ALMOST CONVINCE YOURSELF TO TELL GOD THAT IT I QUIT

YOU CRIED -YOU TRIED AND INSTEAD WALKING IN YOUR BLESSING

YOU FOUND YOURSELF WALKING AROUND STRESSING OUT BEHIND THINGS THAT ARE BEYOND YOUR CONTROL

AND JUST IN CASE THERES SOMEONE HERE

WHO IS DEALING WITH A SITUATION THAT IS BIGGER THAN YOU

I STOP BY BETHESDA THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO HEAVEN

TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO GIVE IT TO HIM

BECAUSE AS WE EXAMINE THIS 1ST LETTER WRITTEN BY PETER

TO THE CHRISTIANS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT AISA MINOR

IN THE 1ST CHAPTER PETER REMINDS US THAT WE ARE BEING KEPT BY GOD

IN OTHER WORDS WHEN THE LORD WOKE US UP THIS MORNING

AND WE DID`NT GET UP ON YOUR OWN

BUT WE GOT UP BECAUSE WE ARE BEING KEPT BY GOD

IN CHAPTER 2 HE REMINDS US THAT WE ARE LIVELY STONES

SO WE OUGHT TO GIVE GOD THE BEST OF OUR SERVICE

IN CHAPTER 3 HE REMINDS US THAT OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD OUGHT TO BE A REFLECTION OF HOW WE TREAT OTHERS

IN CHAPTER 4 HE TELLS US TO REJOICE IN THE MIDIST OF OUR TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS

BY HITTING THE REDO BUTTON

CAN I BORROW A SKINNY MINUTE AND TELL YOU WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT

BACK IN THE DAYS WE USE TO HAVE 8 TRACKS

AND IF A LYRIC IN A SONG YOU LIKED WAS PLAYING

YOU WOULD HIT THE BUTTON AND THE WHOLE SONG WOULD PLAY AGAIN

BUT THEN THEY CAME OUT WITH CASSETT TAPE

AND WITH THE CASSETT TAPE IF A LYRIC IN A SONG WAS PLAYING THAT YOU LIKE

YOU COULD MASH THE REWIND BUTTON AND HEAR THE LYRIC AGAIN WITHOUT PLAYING THE WHOLE SONG

AND ALL PETER IS TELLING US IS

THAT WHEN TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS SHOWS UP UNANNOUNCE

THAT HAVE TO HIT THE REDO BUTTONS IN OUR FAITH FILE

AND REMEMBER HOW GOD MADE AWAY THEN

AND HE STILL ABLE TO MAKE AWAY RIGHT NOW

BUT WHEN YOU GET TO CHAPTER 5

HE REMINDS US IN

V. 5-6 TO SURRENDER OUR WILL TO GOD

IN VER. 7 TO GIVE OUR WORRIES TO GOD

AND IN VERSES 8-9 HOW TO STRENGTHEN OUR WALK WITH GOD

BUT AS WE EXAMINE THE VERSE THAT IS BEFORE US

HE TELLS US TO

CAST ALL OF OUR CARES UPON HIM FOR HE CARETH FOR YOU

(DO ME A FAVOR AND LOOK AT )YOUR NEIGHBOR AND TELL THEM

CAST ALL YOUR CARES UPON HIM FOR HE CARETH FOR YOU

( NOW DO ME ONE MORE FAVOR )

LOKK AT THAT PERSON BEHIND YOU THATS LOOKING SNUGGIE & BOUGEE AND TELL THEM

HE SAID ALL NOT SOME

BECAUSE WHAT SINCE DOES IT MAKE TO BE CARRYING UNWANTED LUGGAGE AROUND LIKE PEOPLE -PLACES AND THINGS THAT WE CAN`T CONTROL

STUFF WE KNOW WE CAN`T FIX

BECAUSE IF THE TRUTH BE TOLD WE TRIED AND WE CRIED AND IT STILL HAVE`NT CHANGED

AND WE KNOW THAT IT`S BIGGER THAN US

BUT IT`S JUST RIGHT FOR GOD

(SO GIVE IT TO HIM)

BUT IN THIS VERSE BEFORE US

PETER GIVES US SOME SPIRITUAL NUGGETS

WHAT WE MUST DO TO BE BLESS AND NOT STRESS

WELL THE 1ST THING THE TEXT REVEALS TO US

THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE SOME DECISIONS THAT ARE PERSONAL

BECAUSE WHAT SINCE DOES IT MAKE TO SERVE A GOD WHO IS A HEAVY LOAD CARRIER

BUT WE WON`T GIVE HIM OUR HEAVY LOAD

*WHAT SINCE DOES IT MAKE TO SERVE A GOD WHO IS A BURDEN BARRIER

BUT WE WON`T GIVE HIM OUR BURDENS

*WHAT SINCE DOES IT MAKE FOR YOU TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT WORRYING ABOUT SOMETHING THAT BEYOND YOUR CONTROL

WHEN HE WHO KEEPETH ISRAEL NEITHER SLUMBER OR SLEEP

(LOOK AT YOUR NEIGHBOR AND) TELL THEM - WHAT SINCE DOES IT MAKE

FOR YOU TO COME TO THE WORSHIP EXPERIENCE THIS MORNING

WITH YOUR SUNDAY GO TO MEETING CLOTHES ON

AND YOU COME IN BURDEN DOWN AND LEAVE OUT BURDEN DOWN

(LOOK AT YOU NEIGHBOR AND) ASK THEM

WHAT SINCE DOES IT THAT MAKE

NOTICE WHAT PETER SAYS

CAST ALL OF OUR CARES

IN OTHER WORDS

OUR PROBLEMS -TRIALS AND TRIBULATIONS AND WORRIES

BECAUSE THE WORD CAST MEANS TO THROW DOWN - TO GET RID OF

AND CAN I PUT A PRAISE TOKEN IN THE PRAISE METER AND TELL YOU WHAT I`M TALKING ABOUT

FOR THOSE OF US WHO WAS BORN IN THE 50`S -60`S -70`S AND 80`S

KNOW ABOUT IRON SKILLETTS

AND WHEN GRANNY OR MAMA COOK WITH IT THEY WOULD TURN THE HANDLE TOWARD THE STOVE