Sustained by God

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Psalm 55:16-23 NIV – 16 As for me, I call to God, and the Lord saves me. 17 Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress,
and he hears my voice. 18 He rescues me unharmed from the battle waged against me, even though many oppose me.
19 God, who is enthroned from of old, who does not change— he will hear them and humble them because they have no fear of God. 20 My companion attacks his friends;
he violates his covenant. 21 His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart;
his words are more soothing than oil,
yet they are drawn swords. 22 Cast your cares on the Lord, and he will sustain you;
he will never let the righteous be shaken.
23 But you, God, will bring down the wicked into the pit of decay; the bloodthirsty and deceitful will not live out half their days. But as for me, I trust in you.

There are times when we are overwhelmed with multiple issues occurring in parallel in our lives. Usually, it’s when an elderly loved one falls ill and needs constant care. Our lives could, in an instant, be turned upside down. From dealing with demanding bosses or clients at work to running the household to caring for our loved ones, we could be overwhelmed. At the core of all that, there could be the question of money and expense and a significant strain on our savings and investments.

In Psalm 55, David was hunted, of all people, his own flesh and blood, Absalom. He was greatly distressed and feared for his own life as much as he was king and had led numerous victories for the LORD. He was older now and was not the David of his youth, yet he still trusted God to deliver him. He cast his cares unto the LORD and believed that God would sustain him. He held on to the strong brief that the LORD would not let the righteous be shaken.

As much as we are shaken and overwhelmed, cast our cares unto Him, and He will make sure we are not shaken. Put our trust in Him that He will work things together for good for those who love Him and are called according to His purpose (Romans 8:28). Somehow, things will work out. Heaven and all the spiritual forces therein will help us go through our moments of great stress. There will be some toil on our body and our resources, but everything will turn out well. Like Karen Huang of today’s ODB needing to suddenly take care of her bedridden and ill father amidst her ongoing issues at work, God saw her through all that. Fourteen years later, she is still taking care of her father! Praise the Lord!

Cast our cares unto Him. Commit our situation to Him. He will take care of us, He will protect and preserve our faith and spiritual life as we push through despite all that we are going through! Amen!