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Spiritual Answers and Reasons
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He Careth
For You
"Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for
you." 1 Pet. 5:7. It is most encouraging to know that
God really cares for us. Dear reader, He cares for you.
Satan may sometimes try to discourage you with the thought
that God does not care for you, but he is a liar and the
father of lies. If God cared so much for the ungodly that
while we were yet sinners and in rebellion against Him, He
gave the only Son of His bosom to die for us, will He not
care for the discouraged ones whom Satan is trying to cast
down? If God loves His enemies and His opposers, does He
not love those whose souls pant for Him as the "hart
panteth after the water brooks" ? Immediately after
exhorting us to cast all our cares upon Jesus, the Apostle
says: "Be sober, be vigilant because your adversary
the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom
he may devour: whom resist steadfast in the faith, knowing
that the same afflictions are accomplished in your
brethren that are in the world. But the God of all grace,
who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus,
after that ye have suffered awhile, make you perfect,
stablish, strengthen, settle you." 1 Pet. 5:8-10.
It seems that the apostle had in
mind the necessity of casting all our cares upon Christ
and his care for us when our "adversary the devil
walketh about, seeking whom he may devour." After you
have cast your care upon the Lord, firmly believing that
God cares for you, you can then resist the devil steadfast
in the faith, and "the God of all grace, who hath
called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after ye
have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish,
strengthen, settle you." Satan does not care how much
you resist him so long as you do not resist him
"steadfast in the faith"; but when you begin to
resist him thus, he must flee, for Christ will make him
flee.
"But now thus saith the Lord
that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O
Israel, fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called
thee by thy name; thou art mine. When thou passest through
the waters I will be with thee; and through the rivers,
they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through
the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the
flame kindle upon thee. For I am the Lord thy God, the
holy one of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy
ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee. Since thou west
precious in my sight, thou hast been honorable, and I have
loved thee: therefore will I give men for thee, and people
for thy life. Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring
thy seed from the east and gather thee from the west; I
will say to the north, Give up; and to the south, Keep not
back: bring my sons from far, and my daughters from the
ends of the earth; even every one that is called by my
name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed
him; yea, I have made him." Isa. 43:1-7.
"Be strong and of a good
courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy
God, he it is that cloth go with thee; he will not fail
thee nor forsake thee. And the Lord, he it is that cloth
go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail
thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be
dismayed." Deut. 31:7, 8.
"The Lord hath appeared of old
unto me, saying, Yea, I have loved thee with an
everlasting love: therefore with loving kindness have I
drawn thee." Jer. 31:3.
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