The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Psalm 55:22, “Cast your burden upon the LORD,

and He will sustain you; He will never allow the

righteous to be shaken.”

Did you ever hear someone say, “Oh, it’s just a

cross I have to bear?” What is the difference

between a “burden” and a “cross”? Simply put,

a burden is something that is thrust upon us;

a cross is something we willingly assume.

We all have burdens of various sorts. Circumstances

seem to thrust them upon us and we find ourselves

saddled with difficulties not of our own making. I

can think of many, but I won’t burden you with them.

(Little joke there.) The point is rather what do we do

about burdens? The psalmist says to throw them on

the LORD. The LORD will deal with them completely.

He will never allow the righteous to be brought down.

We must, however, be righteous. We must be determined

to listen to Him and follow Him. Only then do we have

His guarantee to preserve us completely.

Take your burdens to the LORD and leave them there;

If you trust and never doubt,

He will surely bring you out;

Take your burdens to the LORD and leave them there.

You are in our prayers daily,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas

“We never know that God is all we need

until He becomes all that we have.”