Keeping on Casting Cares into His Big Hands

"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." (1 Peter 5: 6-7)

We have to humble ourselves to receive grace from God.

What does it mean to humble ourselves?

That we cast and keep casting our cares on Him, that we grow in grace and knowledge of the Lord:

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen." (2 Peter 3: 18)

If we have cares, we believe that His hands are somehow not big enough to carry everything.

Instead of trying to fix our feelings, we need to fix our eyes on how great He is:

"12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. 13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one." (1 John 2: 12-14)

We become fathers of the faith, so to speak, when we see that Jesus is He who has been from the beginning.

When we understand that He has overcome the word (John 16: 33), and that because He is in us, we can know that we have overcome the world as well (1 John 4: 4), then we can rest assured that He can hold everything together for us:

"And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." (Colossians 1: 17)

That word "consist" means "hold together"

His hands are big enough, Beloved.

"And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand." (John 10: 29)

His hands are big enough, Beloved -- keep casting your cares into His hands!