"Blessed be the Lord, who daily bears our burden (Psa. 68:19, Revised Version). In the KJV this
verse reads, "Who daily loads us with benefits." Both thoughts are true, and as we lay hold of the
former, we are made to acknowledge the latter. Besides being the more accurate translation, there
is a special sweetness and tenderness in the words, "who daily bears our burden." We have trusted
in the Lord as our Sin-Bearer, "who His own self bare our sins in His own body on the tree" (1
Pet. 2:24). We have proved His risen power in lifting the burden of guilt from our heavy-laden
souls; but do we realize that He wants us to trust Him as simply and prove Him as fully to be our
Burden-Bearer?

"Who daily bears our burdens." This is a ministry of love that is constantly going on and is
therefore open to our continual enjoyment. The Lord does not wait until our burden becomes so
heavy that we fall beneath its weight; He feels all the little weights of worry as they accumulate
upon our minds. The difficulties and anxieties that are interlaced with each day’s routine make up
the burden of the day; it is this that Jesus bears. Would it not sweeten life if we were more mindful
of this? He not only knows, but feels, how unfit we are to carry the cares of this life, for He is
"touched with the feeling of our infirmities" (Heb. 4:15). Therefore, in the power of divine
compassion which not only sympathizes but helps, He stoops to take the weight of all our interests
upon His shoulders.

He daily bears our burden, and yet He bids us cast our burden upon Him. Why? Because we are
no better off having a Burden-Bearer walking by our side if we hug a bundle of worry to our
breasts. "Cast your burden upon the Lord, and He shall sustain you" (Psa. 55:22). Here is a divine
precept linked to a very precious promise. However, we must be careful not to set aside such
precepts and promises as applying only to circumstances of dire distress. How much we shall lose
if we shelve in our memories such a promise as this, only to make use of it in cases of emergency!
Our great Burden-Bearer would have us roll upon Him all the little things that perplex or ruffle
us, and mar our enjoyment of His peace. What a privilege it is to welcome our Lord Jesus into all
the lights and shadows of our everyday life! If we avail ourselves of this privilege, we shall
become blessedly conscious of the fact that He "daily bears our burden." Our eyes will be opened
to see many tokens of His lovingkindness which we should not otherwise have noticed, and the
thorny paths of life will blossom with answers to prayer. May we allow Him to lead us into this
joy.

(From Help and Food, Vol. 28.)