Worn Lightly

"Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you." 1 Peter 5:7 (NIV)

Tiny puffs of feathery snow, silently, gently floated down from heaven to earth. What a glorious sight it was. It was thrilling to sit that morning and watch the awesome and magnificent sight of the late snowfall. I thought about how beautiful God made the world for us.

Just in front of the window was a large evergreen bough. I found it interesting that, as the snow continued to fall and mound up on the branch, it never did cause it to dip or bend. The evergreen was wearing it's new "burden" lightly, as 'not of the world'.

There's a place in the Bible where Jesus talks about this; He says to take His yoke upon you, which is light, and easy, rather than the heaviness of the world. ("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. For my yoke is easy and my burden is light." Matthew 11)

We don't have to carry around heavy things, nor carry the world on our shoulders. We weren't meant to have stooped, sagging shoulders from bearing heavy cares and worries.

In 1st Peter 5, it says, "Casting the whole of your care [all your anxieties, all your worries, all your concerns, once and for all] on Him, for He cares for you affectionately and cares about you watchfully.". (AMP)

We can wear world as a garment of light, not as a cloak that suffocates and strangles. How wonderful that Jesus did and does that for us.

That is very good news.

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Contributed by Sally I. Kennedy: boca7565@bellsouth.net Sally is the author of "52 Little Parables from Ireland" Creation House Press.