I WILL CAST MY CARES ON YOU
1PET 5 VS 5-7
1 Peter 5:5-7 (NKJV)
5 Likewise you younger people, submit yourselves to your elders. Yes, all of you be submissive to one another, and be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, But gives grace to the humble."
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time,
7 casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.
Mark 4:35-41 (NKJV)
35 On the same day, when evening had come, He said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side."
36 Now when they had left the multitude, they took Him along in the boat as He was. And other little boats were also with Him.
37 And a great windstorm arose, and the waves beat into the boat, so that it was already filling.
38 But He was in the stern, asleep on a pillow. And they awoke Him and said to Him, "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?"
39 Then He arose and rebuked the wind, and said to the sea, "Peace, be still!" And the wind ceased and there was a great calm.
40 But He said to them, "Why are you so fearful? How is it that you have no faith?"
41 And they feared exceedingly, and said to one another, "Who can this be, that even the wind and the sea obey Him!"
** I LIKE READING THE STORIES IN THE BIBLE WHERE GOD CAME TO THE RESCUE OF HIS PEOPLE AND DISPLAYED HIS GREAT POWER DON’T YOU?? BUT IF WE STOP AND THINK ABOUT IT, THE PEOPLE IN THE STORIES HAD TO UNDERGO GREAT BATTLES/CARES FOR US TO HAVE THOSE STORIES DIDN’T THEY?? IF WE WERE TO GO UP TO THE 3 HEBREW BOYS AND SAY MAN I AM GLAD YOU HAD TO GO INTO THE FIERY FURNACE—THEY WOULD LOOK AT YOU OR EVEN TELL YOU—YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MIND!! BUT WITH EVERY GREAT TRIAL, GOD CONTINUES TO SHOW UP TO “SHOW OFF” NOT ONLY TO US, BUT TO OUR ENEMY ALSO!! WHAT ABOUT JOSEPH, IF WE WERE TO GO UP TO HIM AND SAY, I AM GLAD THAT YOUR FAMILY SOLD YOU INTO SLAVERY, POTIPHER’S WIFE LIED ABOUT YOU AND HAD YOU THROWN INTO PRISON, SO I COULD WITNESS GOD’S FAITHFULNESS—WHAT DO YOU THINK HE WOULD SAY?? OR DANIEL, OR NOAH, OR ELIJAH… ECT.
**MAY I SAY, GOD IS WANTING TO WRITE A LOVE STORY ABOUT YOU TODAY THROUGH YOUR STORMS, STRUGGLES AND TRIALS!!
1. C – STANDS FOR COMPASSION: GOD WANTS TO EXHIBIT HIS COMPASSION TO US:
Deuteronomy 30:1-6 (NKJV)
1 "Now it shall come to pass, when all these things come upon you, the blessing and the curse which I have set before you, and you call them to mind among all the nations where the LORD your God drives you,
2 and you return to the LORD your God and obey His voice, according to all that I command you today, you and your children, with all your heart and with all your soul,
3 that the LORD your God will bring you back from captivity, and have compassion on you, and gather you again from all the nations where the LORD your God has scattered you.
4 If any of you are driven out to the farthest parts under heaven, from there the LORD your God will gather you, and from there He will bring you.
5 Then the LORD your God will bring you to the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it. He will prosper you and multiply you more than your fathers.
6 And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your descendants, to love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
2 Chronicles 30:9 (NKJV)
9 For if you return to the LORD, your brethren and your children will be treated with compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the LORD your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him."
Psalm 86:15 (NKJV)
15 But You, O Lord, are a God full of compassion, and gracious, Longsuffering and abundant in mercy and truth.
Matthew 9:36 (NKJV)
36 But when He saw the multitudes, He was moved with compassion for them, because they were weary and scattered, like sheep having no shepherd.
2. A – AUTHORITY: COMPASSION WITHOUT AUTHORITY MEANS VERY LITTLE, BUT WE SERVE THE GOD OF ABRAHAM, ISAAC AND JACOB- THE ONE IN WHO ALL POWER AND AUTHORITY BELONGS:
Matthew 28:18 (NKJV)
18 And Jesus came and spoke to them, saying, "All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth.
Mark 1:23-27 (NKJV)
23 Now there was a man in their synagogue with an unclean spirit. And he cried out,
24 saying, "Let us alone! What have we to do with You, Jesus of Nazareth? Did You come to destroy us? I know who You are--the Holy One of God!"
25 But Jesus rebuked him, saying, "Be quiet, and come out of him!"
26 And when the unclean spirit had convulsed him and cried out with a loud voice, he came out of him.
27 Then they were all amazed, so that they questioned among themselves, saying, "What is this? What new doctrine is this? For with authority He commands even the unclean spirits, and they obey Him."
. Luke 4:32 (NKJV)
32 And they were astonished at His teaching, for His word was with authority
John 17:2 (NKJV)
2 as You have given Him authority over all flesh, that He should give eternal life to as many as You have given Him.
Romans 13:1 (NKJV)
1 Let every soul be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and the authorities that exist are appointed by God.
3. R- HE IS ABLE TO RESTORE YOU AND GIVE YOU REST:
Psalm 23:1-6 (NKJV)
1 The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.
2 He makes me to lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside the still waters.
3 He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name's sake.
4 Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; For You are with me; Your rod and Your staff, they comfort me.
5 You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies; You anoint my head with oil; My cup runs over.
6 Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me All the days of my life; And I will dwell in the house of the LORD Forever.
Psalm 51:12 (NKJV)
12 Restore to me the joy of Your salvation, And uphold me by Your generous Spirit.
Joel 2:23-28 (NKJV)
23 Be glad then, you children of Zion, And rejoice in the LORD your God; For He has given you the former rain faithfully, And He will cause the rain to come down for you-- The former rain, And the latter rain in the first month.
24 The threshing floors shall be full of wheat, And the vats shall overflow with new wine and oil.
25 "So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.
26 You shall eat in plenty and be satisfied, And praise the name of the LORD your God, Who has dealt wondrously with you; And My people shall never be put to shame.
27 Then you shall know that I am in the midst of Israel: I am the LORD your God And there is no other. My people shall never be put to shame.
28 "And it shall come to pass afterward That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh; Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, Your old men shall dream dreams, Your young men shall see visions.
4. E – JESUS ETERNALLY LOVES US:
Jeremiah 31:3 says, “The Lord hath appeared of old unto me saying, Yea, I have loved you with an everlasting love: therefore with lovingkindness have I drawn thee.”
John 3:16 says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but shall have everlasting life.”
Romans 5:8 says, “But God demonstrated his love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ dies for us.”
5. S- SUPPLY- GOD WILL GIVE US WHAT WE NEED:
Philippians 4:19 (NKJV)
19 And my God shall supply all your need according to His riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
A. HE CAN SUPPLY OUR PHYSICAL NEEDS:
Matthew 6:31-34 (NKJV)
31 Therefore do not worry, saying, 'What shall we eat?' or 'What shall we drink?' or 'What shall we wear?'
32 For after all these things the Gentiles seek. For your heavenly Father knows that you need all these things.
33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
34 Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about its own things. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.
B. HE CAN SUPPLY YOUR EMOTIONAL NEEDS- JESUS DOES CARE HOW WE FEEL EMOTIONALLY:
John 11:32-44 (NKJV)
32 Then, when Mary came where Jesus was, and saw Him, she fell down at His feet, saying to Him, "Lord, if You had been here, my brother would not have died."
33 Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled.
34 And He said, "Where have you laid him?" They said to Him, "Lord, come and see."
35 Jesus wept.
36 Then the Jews said, "See how He loved him!"
37 And some of them said, "Could not this Man, who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?"
38 Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
39 Jesus said, "Take away the stone." Martha, the sister of him who was dead, said to Him, "Lord, by this time there is a stench, for he has been dead four days."
40 Jesus said to her, "Did I not say to you that if you would believe you would see the glory of God?"
41 Then they took away the stone from the place where the dead man was lying. And Jesus lifted up His eyes and said, "Father, I thank You that You have heard Me.
42 And I know that You always hear Me, but because of the people who are standing by I said this, that they may believe that You sent Me."
43 Now when He had said these things, He cried with a loud voice, "Lazarus, come forth!"
44 And he who had died came out bound hand and foot with graveclothes, and his face was wrapped with a cloth. Jesus said to them, "Loose him, and let him go."
C. SPIRITUALLY – ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN?? IF NOT:
John 3:16 (NKJV)
16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Romans 10:9-10 (NKJV)
9 that if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.
10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
**IF YOU ARE A CHRISTIAN:
1 John 1:5-10 (NKJV)
5 This is the message which we have heard from Him and declare to you, that God is light and in Him is no darkness at all.
6 If we say that we have fellowship with Him, and walk in darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth.
7 But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus Christ His Son cleanses us from all sin.
8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar, and His word is not in us.
**IF WE DO OUR PART—CASTING, HE WILL DO HIS PART BY COMING!!
