To follow Jesus is to live in the tension between trust and control. We want to believe He is enough, yet we hold our burdens close, as if our worrying will keep us safe. But 1 Peter 5:7 calls us to something better. Not a life free from trouble, but a life where trouble is placed in the right hands.
“Casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” 1 Peter 5:7
The word “casting” is deliberate. It’s not a suggestion to share our burdens with Jesus; it’s an invitation to throw them onto Him completely. Just as the disciples left their nets behind to follow Him, we are called to leave behind the weight of fear, failure, and uncertainty. The cross was proof that He was willing to carry it all – even our sin itself.
And why? Because He cares. Not in some vague, theological sense, but with an intimate, personal love. The Greek word for “care” speaks of deep, attentive concern. The same hands that touched lepers, fed the hungry, and wiped away tears are the hands that hold your life. When we cast our cares, they do not fall into emptiness; they land in hands that still bear the scars of redemption.
“Cast your burden on the Lord, and He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved.” Psalm 55:22
This is the work of Jesus – to take what we cannot carry, to bear what we cannot bear, and to hold us when we cannot stand.
J.C. Ryle once wrote, “Christ is never idle. He is always carrying on the work of salvation, by interceding, by watching, by ordering all things for the good of His people.”
The question is not whether He is willing, but whether we will trust Him enough to let go.
Blessings,
Isaac Sayal