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Take your Burdens to the Lord and leave them there…  (Pg.#1)

I use the song; ‘Take your Burden to the Lord and leave it there’ by Charles Tindley as an introduction.

1/ If the world from you withholds of its silver and its gold,
And you have to get along with meager fare,
Just remember, in His Word, how He feeds the little bird,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

Refrain:
Leave it there, leave it there,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.
If you trust and never doubt, He will surely bring you out,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there.

2/ If your body suffers pain and your health you can’t regain,
And your soul is almost sinking in despair,
Jesus knows the pain you feel, He can save and He can heal,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. [Refrain]

3/ When your enemies assail and your heart begins to fail,
Don’t forget that God in heaven answers prayer;
He will make a way for you and will lead you safely through,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. [Refrain]

4/ When your youthful days are gone and old age is stealing on,
And your body bends beneath the weight of care,
He will never leave you then, He’ll go with you to the end,
Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there. [Refrain]

              — About Charles Albert Tindley; He was the son of Charles and Hester Tindley, born in Berlin, Maryland, July 7, 1851. His father was a slave, and his mother Hester, was free. She however, died when he was very young, and he was taken in by his mother’s sister, Caroline Miller Robbins, so as to hold onto his freedom. We can therefore assume Charles was well acquainted with dealing with life’s burdens.

But what does the Lord know of your burdens? (And what will He do about them?)

— We find an interesting answer in Luke 7:11-17 (ESV) Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. (12) As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her. (13) And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.” (14) Then he came up and touched the bier, (an open coffin – KRK) and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” (15) And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother. (16) Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” (17) And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

We will dig deeper into this account on the next page…

 

Take your Burdens to the Lord and leave them there…  (Pg.#2) Mark all you think are correct.

Luke 7:11-12…  Soon afterward he went to a town called Nain, and his disciples and a great crowd went with him. (12) As he drew near to the gate of the town, behold, a man who had died was being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow, and a considerable crowd from the town was with her.  

— If you read Luke 7:1-11, you find this recorded of Jesus just after He healed the illness of the servant of a Roman centurion, and we see Jesus is already getting noticed for His powers.

Q1. What did the death of her only son mean to this widow, considering the times she lived in?
(Note and discuss)

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(Vs.13) And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her and said to her, “Do not weep.”

This is a key verse for us to understand…
Q2. Why would this request of the mother made by Jesus, seem strange and even inappropriate?

O – She had lost her only son.     O – It was during her son’s funeral.     O – He’s saying we should never cry.

(Vs.14-15) Then he came up and touched the bier, (an open coffin – KRK) and the bearers stood still. And he said, “Young man, I say to you, arise.” (15) And the dead man sat up and began to speak, and Jesus gave him to his mother.  

If you are aware of Jewish customs of those days…
Q3. Why would Jesus, a Jewish stranger, approaching and touching the funeral bier seem shocking?

O – He would have made Himself ceremonially unclean.
O – A stranger halting a funeral procession would automatically seem out of place.
O – No problem, it was just a matter of two crowds trying to pass each other on the road.

Q4. What abilities does Jesus have that equips Him to first tell the widow, “Do not to weep”, and then command the dead son to, “arise”?

O – He has the power over death.     O – He knew that the widow’s grieving was about to end.
O – He loves us, and has plans for our good, and He wants to comfort us not to hurt us.

Q5. Do you think that this encounter was by accident, or by God’s intended plan?

(Discuss) ________________________________________________________________________________________

Q6. How does this account apply to our own lives?
O – It doesn’t apply, for that was old Bible times.
O – I believe God still sees each of us, and has a good plan for everyone, even in our bad times.
O – God still cares, and He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.

(Vs.16-17)  Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!” (17) And this report about him spread through the whole of Judea and all the surrounding country.

Q7. What do the people who are giving this report of Jesus, have yet to learn?

O – Jesus is Emannuel (God with us).     O – It is all mind over matter.     O – That it’s all scary occult stuff.

Putting this in action in our prayer-time, let’s take our burdens to the Lord and leave them there.
(God will bless us as we do this… KRK)