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“Cast your cares on the LORD and He will sustain you; He will never let the righteous be shaken” (Psalm 55:22), and “Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you” (1 Peter 5:7). 

The word cast means to simply “release”. When you cast your cares on the Lord, you are releasing it from your ability and strength to God’s omnipotent power. 

Once you understand how much God loves and cares for you, then you will have no problem casting your needs on the Lord, because you know that your concerns are in the Almighty’s unfathomable mighty hands. 

In these verses God declares both His ability and His willingness to be our strength and support. He is able and willing to take everything that threatens and overwhelm us and uses it for our benefit and for His honor and glory. He has promised to “work all things together for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose” (Romans 8:28). 

The concept of God’s control over everything is called “sovereignty,” and is defined as His complete and total independent control over every creature, event, and circumstance at every moment in history. Subject to none, influenced by none, absolutely independent, God does what He delight in. God is in complete control of every molecule in the universe at every moment and everything that happens is either caused or allowed by Him for His own perfect purposes. So, once we understand and believe in the sovereignty of God it should give us great confidence and strength knowing that He is in total control of our life and whatever is happening around us. 

“The Lord of hosts has sworn, saying, ‘Surely, as I have thought, so it shall come to pass, and as I have purposed, so it shall stand’” (Isaiah 14:24). Nothing is random or comes by chance, especially not in the lives of believers. He “purposed”, means God has resolved to do what He will do and nothing and no one stands in His way. “I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me. I make known the end from the beginning, from ancient times, what is still to come. I say, ‘My purpose will stand, and I will do all that I please” (Isaiah 46:9-10). This is what our powerful and purposeful God who is in control of everything inspired Isaiah to write and which should bring us great comfort and help us ease our doubts and trust in Him. 

He has also promised that He will allow no trial to be so great we cannot bear it in the power of Christ and that He will provide a means of escape (1 Corinthians 10:13). By this, He means that He will never let the righteous be shaken, as He promised in Psalm 55:22. 

“He cares for you,” gives us the motivation in addition to His other promises. Our God is our loving heavenly Father whose heart is tender toward His children. Jesus reminds us that just as an earthly father would not deny his children, so God has promised to give us “good gifts” when we ask Him (Matthew 7:11). 

The only way to trust in God’s sovereign control and rest in it, is to know His attributes, and to know what He has done in the past builds our confidence in Him. Daniel 11:32b says, “The people who know their God shall be strong, and carry out great exploits.” Therefore, we can rejoice in our God’s sovereignty, because it is filled by His goodness, His love, His mercy, His compassion, His faithfulness and His holiness. 

If we read His Word each day and let it fill our minds and hearts, the sovereignty of God will become clearer to us, and we will rejoice because in doing so we are growing in knowledge and trusting in the One who controls all things for His perfect purpose. 

Here are three verses that continually help us and will help you also if you meditate on them. 

First: In Exodus 14:13-14, “Moses said to the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand still, and see the salvation of the Lord, which He will accomplish for you today. For the Egyptians whom you see today, you shall see again no more forever. The Lord will fight for you, and you shall hold your peace.” God was in control the whole time; even when the enemy was on its way, ready to defeat the Israelites. He can do the same for us when we trust and rest in Him. 

Second: “Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct your paths” (Proverbs 3:5-6). Trusting in God is a lifelong process. Like many aspects of the Christian faith, it’s a choice that we make every day. We have to learn to give our burden to God, trusting that He will take care of whatever our needs or concerns might be. 

Third: Jeremiah 29:13 says “You will find Me when you search for Me with all your heart.” When we search for God, surrender control, wait and trust in His plan, we can be at peace knowing that He is faithful and will lead us according to His purpose where He wants us to go. 

As a result, we must be a witness to others, reflected by our actions, because we know that our Lord will keep in perfect peace those whose minds are fixed on Him (Isaiah 26:3). 

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