DAILY?READINGS: Ezra 8; Daniel 9; Revelation 4
How can I myself alone bear your cumbrance (weight), and your burden, and your strife? Deuteronomy 1:12
Moses was overwhelmed with the burden of leading Israel through the wilderness to the Promised Land. We, too, are often overwhelmed with the burdens of daily life whether they be family, workplace, or the local assembly. Thankfully we are not called upon to bear that burden alone. There are godly men and women around us to help “bear one another’s burdens” and a plurality of leadership in the local assembly for that same purpose. And most importantly, we always have the Saviour! Cast your cares on Him today. —Wm. H. Gustafson
I must tell Jesus all of my trials, I cannot bear these burdens alone;
In my distress He kindly helpeth me, He ever loves and cares for His own.
—Elisha A. Hoffmann