LIVING BEYOND ANXIETY
📖Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you (1 Peter 5:7).
The Word of God gives us clear instructions for living. For example, 1 Peter 5:6-7 says, “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.” What a truth this is! God doesn’t want you burdened with the cares of this life. He tells you to cast every one of them on Him: your worries, anxieties, and concerns.
The Amplified Classic makes this even clearer. 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” (1 Peter 5:7AMPC). Act on the Word; refuse to worry about your children, your family, your job, your finances, or your future.
There are people who, if they’re not anxious, think something is wrong. They’ve made worry a lifestyle and even bear worry wrinkles as proof. But that’s not God’s plan. The life He’s given you is a tranquil life, established in peace and anchored in prosperity. He cares for you affectionately and watches over you diligently. He’s not watching you to judge or condemn you but to do you good.
The Bible says He rejoices over you with singing (Zephaniah 3:17). He daily loads you with benefits (Psalm 68:19). It should help you understand why He said, “…Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them…” (Matthew 6:25-26). Live free from anxiety, and enjoy the peace and rest that comes from knowing, serving, and trusting the Lord.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for your unfailing love and care for me. I refuse to worry about anything, for in you I have everything. I live in joy and rest, knowing that you watch over me affectionately, loading me daily with blessings and benefits. My life is full of peace, progress, and victory always, in Jesus’ Name, Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
📚FURTHER STUDY:
Matthew 6:25-30 NIV; Philippians 4:6; Psalm 55:22 NIV
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Luke 8:22-39 & Joshua 5-6
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Romans 4:11-25 & Psalm 6
