1 Peter 5:7 - Shifting the Burden.
1 Peter 5:7 (NIV) Cast all your anxiety on
him because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7 (NLT) Give all your worries and
cares to God, for he cares about you.
COMMENTARY PEARL
We have the opportunity to offer
heartfelt prayers for every person we see. We can pray
for the attendant at the grocery store, the
nurse in the doctor's office, the maintenance
staff in the office building. You don't have to
tell them of your intercessory prayer. Then
again, I'm surprised at the welcome response from
people when I say, "I'd like to pray for you. Do
you have any particular needs?"
Not surprisingly, when we seek to bless
others through prayer, we are blessed. The act of
praying for others has a boomerang effect. It allows
us to shift the burden we carry for others to
the shoulders of God. He invites us to cast all
our cares upon him (1 Peter 5:7). Impossible
burdens are made bearable because we pray about
them. Don't fret about politicians. Pray for them.
Don't grow angry at the condition of the church.
Pray for her. Don't let the
difficulties of life suck you under. Give
them to God before they get to you.
Rather than assuming you can do nothing
to help others, assume the posture of prayer.
[You Can Count On God by Max Lucado]
LINK FOR FURTHER STUDY
1 Peter 5:7 - Winning Over Worry.
http://www.abible.com/devotions/2021/20210906-1105.html
YOUR COMMENTS
If anyone has a paraphrase, commentary or
testimony on this passage of Scripture, either
personal or otherwise, I would be interested in
hearing from you. Thanks in advance and let's keep
uplifting Jesus that all might be drawn to Him. Fred
Gibbs
LINKS WORTH CHECKING OUT
Most Important Decision in Life:
http://www.youtube.com/embed/WGnEuGwvXqU?rel=0
A Man without Equal by Bill Bright:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVa7UoruIo
Steps to Peace by Billy Graham:
https://stepstopeace.org/
Seeking God Made Real:
http://vimeo.com/31489782
Prayer Made Real:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tc8VdMV26VE
LINKS FOR BIBLE STUDIES
Lifting Up Jesus Bible Studies:
http://www.liftingupjesus.net/
Amazing Facts Bible Studies:
http://www.amazingfacts.org/bible-study/bible-study-guides.aspx
Voice of Prophecy Discover Bible Study
Guides:
https://www.voiceofprophecy.com/study/discover
Glow Tract Video Bible Studies:
http://www.bibleresearch.info/
LINKS FOR BIBLE PROPHECY SEMINARS
Unlocking Bible Prophecies by Cami Oetman of
Adventist World Radio: https://www.awr.org/bible
Panorama of Prophecy with Pastor Doug
Batchelor: https://www.panoramaofprophecy.com/
Hope Awakens by John Bradshaw of IIW:
https://itiswritten.tv/programs/hope-awakens
Prophecies Decoded by Pastor Ron Clouzet:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1A435C5373550657
