Have
you ever started to worry about anything? To say no would probably be less than
honest.
Hezekiah
king of Judah was under severe threat from the king of Assyria (2 Kings 18: 7-
19:37). He took a letter from the Assyrians and spread it before God in the
temple as he cried out to God in prayer. God heard the prayers of this
righteous king and destroyed the Assyrian enemy.
God
tells us to cast our cares and burdens on Him and He will never let us be moved
(1Peter 5:7; Ps 55:22). One of my favorite passages in the Bible is Matthew
11:28-30: “Come to me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart:
and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy and my burden is
light" (Matt 11:28-30; KJV).
When
we worry, we labor and try to think things out for ourselves. When we seek to
learn from Him and do it His way we come under His yoke. Yoked to Jesus is not
an equal bearing of the load but He carries us with His power, love and wisdom.
Jesus
painted such beautiful pictures for us in Matthew 6:25-34. Here He tells us not
to worry but to trust God. Don’t fuss and fret He says; just look to God and
see how He cares for the birds or clothes the Lilies of the field. God will do
better for us, His children, than you can ask or imagine (Eph 3:20).