Burden Bearer
They are hardly
free of loads, male and female. They go out in the morning with loads and return
later in the day with loads. Some carry heavier loads and some are with lighter
ones. They go with what they may need and what they don't. Different categories
of people carry different categories of burden. The school children bear the
burden of their school bags. They run with bag strapped on their backs. The
articulate lawyers are with the burden of legal files under their arms. The
elegant executives are burdened with the briefcases that contain proposals and
decisions. The medical doctors are with their stethoscope because they don't
know where they may need to apply their medical skills and the nurses are not
left out, their own burden is the first-aid-kits. The technicians create room
for hammer, pliers and screwdriver round their waist in case of emergency
repair. The list is endless.
A brief stay at
New York Grand Central Subway entrance reveals this great lesson of life. They
are emerging from the entrance with bags and they are going in with bags. Some
are pushing their load in the hand-truck, some hang it on their necks and yet
some balance loads on their two hands. The bag industries hardly file bankruptcy
proceedings because of these burden bearers. Hardly can you see a woman without
a burden, if she is not carrying her baby stroller she will be carrying shopping
bags, or at least she will be carrying her purse. I begin to wonder, "Where are
we going with all these burdens?" Some, I thought, are seeking for knowledge,
some seek for money, some for power and some, on the other hand, fame.
The way we are
bearing the burden of literal bags of our needs the same way most of us are
overweighed with burden of our thoughts. Amidst our struggles and efforts, we
encounter success, failures and defeats. We carry this burden from our
experiences in the past to what tomorrow will bring. Some are elated with the
joy of success, some are down with the burden of loss and some are engulfed with
the burden of care.
The pains of the
heavy burdens keep us awake in the middle of the night. Some engage in
alcoholism to ease the pain of the burden. Some thought that hiding the pain in
the temporary bliss experienced in drug usage will provide relief, but they are
wrong. They always come back to pick up the miserable luggage.
Some may run the
race of their lives with these burdens but are unable to attain the desired
goal. Some on the other hand may attain the goal but at the climax of their
success the luggage of death may be awaiting them. The kings are dying and
paupers are passing away. The great men are dying, the down trodden are not left
out. Aged citizens are dying, so also are the babies. No one is exempted. Is the
burden and struggle worth it? Is the effort justified in the end? Are the cares
of this world and burdens we bear worth it? Then we come to the saying of the
wise man in the Bible, "vanity of vanities; all is vanity." Where are you going,
son of man? Where will your destination be? Whatever may be the number of your
years on earth, you are like a beautiful flower that appears in the morning,
blossoms in the noonday and withers in the evening time.
The eagle that
soars in the sky is free of burden. The eagle that bears the burden of its prey
will not go far and cannot soar with the prey. The same goes for you, son of
man. You must be free from the burden of worldliness; the burden of cares and
the burden of sin before you can soar like an eagle. Do you know that you can be
free from the unwanted burdens? Do you know that you can be free from the
burdensome life and soar like an eagle spiritually? "If the son therefore shall
make you free, you shall be free indeed." John 8:36 Jesus says, "come unto me
all ye that labor and heavy ladden, I will give you rest . . ." Matthew 11:28.
The Bible went further in I Peter 5:7 "Casting ALL you cares upon Him for He
careth for you." Jesus Christ is our Burden Bearer. Why don't you roll off the
burdens of your life and lay it at His feet today? You can rest in perfect peace
in Christ Jesus without dying. You can start that beautiful rest today by
repenting of your sins and making a pact with Jesus Christ so that you can
partake in the finished work of salvation. For this purpose He had come that you
may have life and may have it more abundantly. Even if the future is bleak, and
there is a cloud of confusion around you, amidst trials and tribulations Jesus
Christ can make the difference. Seek His face today and enter the joy of
salvation of the Lord.
For clearer
understanding of the vital points mentioned above, please read the following
Bible passages:
Ecclesiastics 1:2; 5:15;
Psalms 103:15-16; Luke 21:34;
Isaiah 40:7-8; I Peter 1:24
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English Tract No. 10 (April 1998) written by: MAE
