He Cares for You
He Cares for You
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you (1 Peter 5:7).
That’s not only a fragment of Scripture, it’s a foundation of Scripture.
God’s acts of compassion and mercy never go unnoticed by the authors of the Bible. Time and again, God demonstrates His love through this intimate, very personal care of His children.
Some carry this idea even further. God cares so much for us, these individuals say, that He would never want any hurt or heartache to touch our lives.
“Why,” they reason, “if we really trusted in Him, God would go to any length to release us from our pain.”
While no one is saying God enjoys watching our struggles, Scripture clearly indicates that He allows certain wounds and hardships to prick and pierce our lives. But it never means He no longer cares.
God certainly cared for Timothy, who struggled with frequent illness.
He cared for James, run through with Herod’s sword because of his testimony.
He cared for James’ brother, John, exiled and isolated on a lonely island.
God’s care for all these people was not inconsistent with the fact of their suffering. Hebrews 12:5 tells us “the LORD disciplines those he loves.”
As Paul sat in a Jerusalem prison cell, the Lord kindly appeared to him and said, “Take courage! As you have testified about me in Jerusalem, so you must also testify in Rome” (Acts 23:11).
God cared about Paul. And no doubt Paul took his friend Peter’s advice and cast all his anxiety on God. Yet he remained in custody for at least two years after the Lord appeared to him.
Did God stop caring in those two years? Of course not. God answered His servant’s prayer by giving him the kind of peace which allowed him to write, “I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want” (Philippians 4:12).
He cares for you.
It’s a beautiful promise that reminds you of God’s intimate concern whether you’re ill for weeks, disabled for months, or struggling within your marriage for years.
Grab hold of that truth and hang on. No matter what.