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Devotion taken from Streams In The Desert, compiled by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
“Look from the top” (Song of Solomon 4:8)
Crushing weights give the Christian wings. It seems like a contradiction in terms, but it is a blessed truth. David out of some bitter experience cried, “Oh, that I had wings like a dove! for then I would fly away, and be at rest.” (Psalm 55:6). But before he finished this meditation he seems to have realized that his wish for wings was a realizable one. For he says, “Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and he shall sustain thee.”
The word “burden” is translated in the Bible margin, “What he (Jehovah) hath given thee.” The saints’ burdens are God-given; they lead him to “wait upon Jehovah,” and when that is done, in the magic of trust, the “burden” is metamorphosed into a pair of wings, and the weighted one “mounts up with wings as eagles.” From Sunday School Times
Lord God, whatever “burdens” we are given today, may we acknowledge that You are with us, to help carry them, to make them light, to make them work a “work” in us. Thank you, Lord, that you have carried the heaviest burden of all–that of the sins of the whole world. During this Lenten season may we remember your sacrifice and not take it for granted. May we always give you thanks and praise for this great gift–this “burden.” For Jesus’ sake, we pray, Amen.
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