Our Ultimate Care-Giver
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the need to cast our burdens upon the Lord, who can carry them for us, in order to live a happier and more useful life.
A.W. Tozer emphasizes the overwhelming burdens that people face daily, leading to mental distress and a reliance on inadequate solutions from society. He argues that while physical comforts have increased, the emotional and spiritual burdens have multiplied, leaving many in despair. Tozer encourages believers to cast their burdens upon the Lord, who is capable of carrying them, thus allowing for a more joyful and purposeful life. He highlights the inadequacy of human solutions to address the deep-seated issues of the heart. Ultimately, Tozer calls for a deeper trust in God as our ultimate caregiver.
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Unnecessary burdens are crushing the life out of people every day. Mental institutions are overflowing and psychiatrists are doing a rushing business because the burden of living is getting to be more than we can bear. Civilization has not made our lot easier except in things pertaining to the body; the burdens of the heart are growing more numerous, and science has found no remedy. The silky voice of the practitioner may soothe the mind for a time, but the disease is too deep to yield itself to such inadequate measures.
Surely we could live longer and better and be far happier and more useful if we could learn to cast our burdens upon the Lord. Then it would not matter how heavy they were, for He would carry them for us.
Sermon Outline
- The Crushing Burden of Life
- The Need for a Care-Giver
- The Inadequacy of Human Help
- The Soothing Voice of the Practitioner
- The Deeper Disease
Key Quotes
“Surely we could live longer and better and be far happier and more useful if we could learn to cast our burdens upon the Lord.” — A.W. Tozer
“Then it would not matter how heavy they were, for He would carry them for us.” — A.W. Tozer
Application Points
- We should learn to cast our burdens upon the Lord, who can carry them for us.
- Human solutions, such as science and human help, are inadequate to deal with the deeper disease of the heart.
- By casting our burdens upon the Lord, we can live a happier and more useful life.