- Sustain
Psalm 55:22a
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee:
A conditional promise: if you cast your burden upon the Lord, then He will sustain you. God promises to sustain you, that is, hold you up, nourish you with energy and grant you enough strength to keep going strongly through the day. Losing one’s burden trusting the Lord to provide and strengthen sets one free to live greatly and enjoy life.
Daily life piles one more worry and care and responsibility after another upon us throughout the day until we become overwhelmed with the weight of the burden. Humans are reluctant to relinquish the burden and roll it over onto the Lord, for they are afraid then that it is out of their control and it won’t get done. But this promise removes that fear, for He says He will sustain you: the Lord will take care of you when you are not in control. He will take care of what it is that you are hanging on to and piling on your own back.
Jesus picks up on this promise: “Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.” (Matthew 11:28) “I will lighten your load, and I will do for you what you cannot do yourself. You are walking under a heavy load of life’s burdens because you do not really believe that I can take care of it better and sustain you. Believe me, I can and I will.”