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Came across this and it really blessed me, hope it encourages you too.
https://www.gracegems.org/2016/08/Divine Care.html
Divine Care!
("Comfort for the Desponding — Words to Soothe and Cheer Troubled Hearts!" 1864)
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you!" 1 Peter 5:7
The Christian's life is very much made up of cares and comforts.
Cares spring from earth — comfort comes from Heaven.
Cares prove him a sinner — holy comforts prove him a saint.
Cares flow in from a variety of quarters — true comfort from only one quarter.
Cares come naturally — but comforts come supernaturally.
We shall be sure to have earthly cares — but shall we have divine comfort?
This depends on God's grace, which gives it — and our faith, which receives it.
Cares must be cast on our God — or they will prove a burden too heavy for us.
They will depress us, bewilder us, and make us wretched.
But here is our comfort — we have always ONE to care for us, and the very One which
of all others we would wish to do so, "The Lord cares for you!"
God cares for whom?
For you, who are born again by the Spirit.
For you, who are strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
For you, who are placed in humble circumstances, being numbered
with the poor of this world.
For you, who are compassed about with so many cares, and who enjoy so
few comforts.
For you, who are surprised at your many fiery trials, as though some strange
thing had happened unto you.
For you, who are worried and harassed by Satan, who, as a roaring lion, goes
about seeking whom he may devour. For you, who are persecuted by the world,
and hated by men for your Savior's sake.
For you, to whom Christ is precious — as He is to every one who truly believes in Him.
God's care extends to every Christian . . . the young and the aged,
the weak and the strong,
the poor and the wealthy,
the doubting and the confident.
Believer, He cares for you!
Who is it that cares for us?
It is the Lord, the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy;
who is so great — that we have no adequate conception of His greatness;
who is so good — that it is impossible fully to set forth His goodness;
who is so glorious — that no sinner can see His face and live.
It is He who created all things with His word, who governs all by His wisdom,
and upholds all by His power.
His resources are infinite,
His compassion is exquisite, and
His patience is surprisingly great.
He enters into all the circumstances of His redeemed people, is ever present
with them, and rejoices over them to do them good. The angels obey Him,
the seraphim adore Him, and all creation glorifies Him!
But though He is so exalted, so holy, and so unspeakably great . . .
He cares for you — as base as you are.
He cares for you — as sinful as you are.
He cares for you — as depressed and discouraged as you
are.
He cares for you. He cares for you individually, and according to the
circumstances in which you are placed.
What does He do?
He cares for you!
He thinks of you!
He watches over you!
He sympathizes with you!
He feels the deepest interest in you! He ever seeks your welfare!
He infallibly secures your good!
Your misery touches His heart, your needs lie open to His view, and your
cries enter into His ears!
He cares for you more than for the proudest monarch on his throne!
He cares for you — and His care is CONSTANT! It is not fitful or
occasional — but ever the same.
He cares for you — and His care is PATERNAL! It is the care of a father
for his child — the child whom he tenderly loves, and for whose welfare he feels
the deepest concern.
He cares for you, and His care is PERPETUAL! He will never care for you less than
He does at present.
When old age weakens you,
when poverty pinches you,
when death appears just before you —
He will care for you as much as He does at this moment.
He cares for you — and His care is BENEFICIAL! It prevents innumerable evils — and
secures the greatest possible amount of good. His care is more advantageous
than the care of the kindest father, though that father were monarch of the
mightiest empire, and possessed unbounded wealth. The care of God is of more value
than the care of all His creatures combined.
He cares for you — but His care is MYSTERIOUSLY EXERCISED! It benefits
us certainly — but secretly. It conceals itself behind the blessings it brings,
and the evils it prevents.
He cares for you — and His care is SPECIAL! It is not the care which He has
for the beasts which perish, or the unbelieving sinners who die under His frown.
He cares for you — and His care is PARTICULAR. It is care which extends to
the very hairs of your heads, which, are all numbered — and to all the events
and occurrences of your life, however minute or commonplace!
Beloved, here is our comfort. We may lose the care of an earthly relative or dear
friend by death — but the Lord ever lives; and while He lives, He . . .
ever loves us,
thoroughly knows us, and never ceases to care for us!
Here is the ground of our confidence for the future. We know not where we shall
be, nor what we shall be — for we know not what a day may bring forth. But
this we know, that God will care for us, and, caring for us — He will fulfill His precious promises to us.
If God cares for us, then . . .
let us cast all our cares upon Him;
let us live in daily fellowship with Him; let us seek all our supplies from Him.
If God cares for us — let us not dishonor Him by nursing our doubts, or encouraging
our fears — but let us trust in Him at all times, for . . .
His love is true,
His care is constant, and His knowledge is perfect.
We shall never be without a divine friend — however trying our circumstances may be.
We shall never be without a divine guide — however perplexing or difficult our
path may be. The care of God is more than the care of all the angelic hosts.
If the care of God is not sufficient to preserve, supply, and satisfy us — then nothing is.
May the Lord help me to believe this precious truth, to realize it daily, and to pass
through the present world under the impression, "I am the object of God's
tender, paternal, and ceaseless care!"
"Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never let the
righteous fall!" Psalm 55:22
https://www.gracegems.org/2016/08/Divine Care.html
Divine Care!
("Comfort for the Desponding — Words to Soothe and Cheer Troubled Hearts!" 1864)
"Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you!" 1 Peter 5:7
The Christian's life is very much made up of cares and comforts.
Cares spring from earth — comfort comes from Heaven.
Cares prove him a sinner — holy comforts prove him a saint.
Cares flow in from a variety of quarters — true comfort from only one quarter.
Cares come naturally — but comforts come supernaturally.
We shall be sure to have earthly cares — but shall we have divine comfort?
This depends on God's grace, which gives it — and our faith, which receives it.
Cares must be cast on our God — or they will prove a burden too heavy for us.
They will depress us, bewilder us, and make us wretched.
But here is our comfort — we have always ONE to care for us, and the very One which
of all others we would wish to do so, "The Lord cares for you!"
God cares for whom?
For you, who are born again by the Spirit.
For you, who are strangers and pilgrims on the earth.
For you, who are placed in humble circumstances, being numbered
with the poor of this world.
For you, who are compassed about with so many cares, and who enjoy so
few comforts.
For you, who are surprised at your many fiery trials, as though some strange
thing had happened unto you.
For you, who are worried and harassed by Satan, who, as a roaring lion, goes
about seeking whom he may devour. For you, who are persecuted by the world,
and hated by men for your Savior's sake.
For you, to whom Christ is precious — as He is to every one who truly believes in Him.
God's care extends to every Christian . . . the young and the aged,
the weak and the strong,
the poor and the wealthy,
the doubting and the confident.
Believer, He cares for you!
Who is it that cares for us?
It is the Lord, the high and lofty one who inhabits eternity, whose name is holy;
who is so great — that we have no adequate conception of His greatness;
who is so good — that it is impossible fully to set forth His goodness;
who is so glorious — that no sinner can see His face and live.
It is He who created all things with His word, who governs all by His wisdom,
and upholds all by His power.
His resources are infinite,
His compassion is exquisite, and
His patience is surprisingly great.
He enters into all the circumstances of His redeemed people, is ever present
with them, and rejoices over them to do them good. The angels obey Him,
the seraphim adore Him, and all creation glorifies Him!
But though He is so exalted, so holy, and so unspeakably great . . .
He cares for you — as base as you are.
He cares for you — as sinful as you are.
He cares for you — as depressed and discouraged as you
are.
He cares for you. He cares for you individually, and according to the
circumstances in which you are placed.
What does He do?
He cares for you!
He thinks of you!
He watches over you!
He sympathizes with you!
He feels the deepest interest in you! He ever seeks your welfare!
He infallibly secures your good!
Your misery touches His heart, your needs lie open to His view, and your
cries enter into His ears!
He cares for you more than for the proudest monarch on his throne!
He cares for you — and His care is CONSTANT! It is not fitful or
occasional — but ever the same.
He cares for you — and His care is PATERNAL! It is the care of a father
for his child — the child whom he tenderly loves, and for whose welfare he feels
the deepest concern.
He cares for you, and His care is PERPETUAL! He will never care for you less than
He does at present.
When old age weakens you,
when poverty pinches you,
when death appears just before you —
He will care for you as much as He does at this moment.
He cares for you — and His care is BENEFICIAL! It prevents innumerable evils — and
secures the greatest possible amount of good. His care is more advantageous
than the care of the kindest father, though that father were monarch of the
mightiest empire, and possessed unbounded wealth. The care of God is of more value
than the care of all His creatures combined.
He cares for you — but His care is MYSTERIOUSLY EXERCISED! It benefits
us certainly — but secretly. It conceals itself behind the blessings it brings,
and the evils it prevents.
He cares for you — and His care is SPECIAL! It is not the care which He has
for the beasts which perish, or the unbelieving sinners who die under His frown.
He cares for you — and His care is PARTICULAR. It is care which extends to
the very hairs of your heads, which, are all numbered — and to all the events
and occurrences of your life, however minute or commonplace!
Beloved, here is our comfort. We may lose the care of an earthly relative or dear
friend by death — but the Lord ever lives; and while He lives, He . . .
ever loves us,
thoroughly knows us, and never ceases to care for us!
Here is the ground of our confidence for the future. We know not where we shall
be, nor what we shall be — for we know not what a day may bring forth. But
this we know, that God will care for us, and, caring for us — He will fulfill His precious promises to us.
If God cares for us, then . . .
let us cast all our cares upon Him;
let us live in daily fellowship with Him; let us seek all our supplies from Him.
If God cares for us — let us not dishonor Him by nursing our doubts, or encouraging
our fears — but let us trust in Him at all times, for . . .
His love is true,
His care is constant, and His knowledge is perfect.
We shall never be without a divine friend — however trying our circumstances may be.
We shall never be without a divine guide — however perplexing or difficult our
path may be. The care of God is more than the care of all the angelic hosts.
If the care of God is not sufficient to preserve, supply, and satisfy us — then nothing is.
May the Lord help me to believe this precious truth, to realize it daily, and to pass
through the present world under the impression, "I am the object of God's
tender, paternal, and ceaseless care!"
"Cast your cares on the Lord and He will sustain you. He will never let the
righteous fall!" Psalm 55:22