LAY
DOWN YOUR BURDEN
BREAD
1 The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not be in
want. 2 He
makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, 3 he restores my soul. He guides
me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Psalms 23:1-3 (NIV)
28 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will
give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and
humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my
yoke is easy and my burden is light.” Matthew
11:28-30 (NIV)
22 Cast
your cares on the Lord and he will
sustain you; he will never let the righteous fall. Psalms 55:22 (NIV)
6 Humble
yourselves, therefore, under God's mighty hand, that he may lift you up in due
time. 7 Cast
all your anxiety on him because he cares for you. 1 Peter 5:6-7 (NIV)
39 The
salvation of the righteous comes from the Lord;
he is their stronghold in time of trouble. 40 The Lord helps them and delivers them; he delivers them from the
wicked and saves them, because they take refuge in him. Psalms 37:39-40 (NIV)
28 “And why do you worry about clothes? See how the lilies of
the field grow. They do not labor or spin. 29 Yet I
tell you that not even Solomon in all his splendor was dressed like one of
these. 30 If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is
here today and tomorrow is thrown into the fire, will he not much more clothe
you, O you of little faith? 31 So do not worry, saying, ‘What
shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ 32 For
the pagans run after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you
need them. 33 But seek first his kingdom and his righteousness, and all
these things will be given to you as well. 34 Therefore
do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has
enough trouble of its own.” Matthew
6:28-34 (NIV)
“Because
God has said, ‘Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.’ 6 So we say with confidence, ‘The Lord is my helper; I
will not be afraid. What can man do to me?’” Hebrews 13:5-6 (NIV)
19 Praise
be to the Lord, to God our Savior, who daily bears our burdens. Psalms 68:19 (NIV)
6 This
poor man called, and the Lord
heard him; he saved him out of all his troubles. 7 The angel of the Lord encamps around those who fear him,
and he delivers them. 8 Taste
and see that the Lord is good;
blessed is the man who takes refuge in him. Psalms 34:6-8 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Lay down your burden, I will carry you I will
carry you, my child, my child. Lay down
your burden, I will carry you I will carry you, my child, my child. Cause I can walk on water And calm a restless
sea I've done a thousand things you've never done. And I'm weary watchin' While you struggle on
your own. Call my name, I'll come. Lay down your burden, I will carry you I will
carry you, my child, my child. Lay down
your burden, I will carry you I will carry you, my child, my child. I give vision to the blind And I can raise
the dead I've seen the darker side of Hell And I returned. And I see those sleepless nights And count
every tear you cry. Some lessons hurt to
learn. Lay down your burden, I will
carry you I will carry you, my child, my child.
Lay down your burden, I will carry you I will carry carry, my child, my
child.” Amy Grant – Carry You Lyrics
“Anticipation of trouble makes trifles appear unduly large, and the troubles that never come make up an imagined burden that will crush the spirit. They are haunting specters, as unsubstantial as a bad dream, and we spend the strength that should be expended in constructive work and services in fighting problems that do not even exist.” Billy Graham
“Despair whispers,
"Lie down and die; give it all up."... But, however much Satan may
urge this course upon you, you cannot follow it if you are a child of God. His
divine fiat has bid thee go from strength to strength, and so thou shalt, and
neither death nor hell shall turn thee from thy course. What if for a while
thou art called to stand still; yet this is but to renew thy strength for some
greater advance in due time.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“I entreat you, give no place to
despondency. This is a dangerous
temptation – a refined, not a gross temptation of the adversary. Melancholy contracts and withers the heart,
and renders it unfit to receive the impressions of grace. It magnifies and gives a false coloring to
objects, and thus renders your burdens too heavy to bear. God’s designs regarding you, and His methods
of bringing about these designs, are infinitely wise.” Madame
Guyon
“The hardest arithmetic to master is that which enables us to count our blessings.” Eric Hoffer
“If He bids us carry a burden, He carries it also.” Charles Spurgeon
“The burden of suffering seems a tombstone hung about our necks, while
in reality, it is only the weight which is necessary to keep down the diver
while he is hunting for pearls.”
Richter
“We all know the value of joy.
It alone is the proof that what we have really satisfies the heart. Just this makes gladness such a mighty
element in the Christian character:
there is no proof of the reality of God’s love and the blessing He
bestows, which men so soon feel the force of, as when the joy of God overcomes
all the trials of life. And for the
Christian’s own welfare, joy is no less indispensable: the joy of the Lord is his strength;
confidence, and courage, and patience finds their inspiration in joy. With a heart full of joy no work can weary,
and no burden can depress; God Himself is strength and song.” Andrew Murray
“Praising God lifts us above our trials and reminds us of
how He overcomes them….Our praise reminds us of Who God is. As we worship Him, the threats and burdens
that weigh us down grow smaller and He grows bigger. The thought of an exalted God Who is entirely
on our side is an awesome inspiration….Praise is based on Who He is. And He is Who He is all the time.” Chris
Tiegreen
HEART SAVOR
- · God desires for me to go from “strength to strength” in my pilgrimage towards heaven. Nothing takes Him by surprise – all is intended for my good and His glory. I am to rest in that.
- · God is big enough to handle everything that concerns me. He loves me more than I can imagine with an everlasting love. He always has my best interest at heart. What more do I need to know? “Let the beloved of the Lord rest secure in him, for he shields him all day long, and the one the Lord loves rests between his shoulders.” Deuteronomy 33:12 (NIV)
- · I am to seek first His kingdom and His righteousness and rest secure in the results.
