Christian's daily walk - Scudder - XIV - Chapter 12 (Of lawful care, and of freedom from anxious care)

Required reading
The Christian's daily walk, in holy security and peace by Henry Scudder (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read Chapter 12 (Of lawful care, and of freedom from anxious care).

My summary
Today Scudder discusses the subject of care.

We learn about:
(i) lawful care;
(ii) signs of immoderate care;
(iii) the duty of quiet trust in God;
(iv) reasons against anxious care and for quiet trust in God;
(v) means to attain quieting confidence in God and freedom from perplexing care.

What grabbed me
I was encouraged by Scudder's comments about God's care for us: ' It is altogether needless to take thought about the success of your actions, for success is cared for already by God, Matt. vi. 26, 30, 32 ; one whose care is of more use and consequence than yours can be. You are cared for by one, who loves you better than you can love yourself, who is wise and knows what is best for you, and what you most need, better than yourself; who is always present with you, and is both able and ready to do exceeding abundantly for you, above all that you can ask or think, Eph. iii. 20; even God, who cares for meaner creatures than you are, who also is your God, your heavenly Father, of whose care you have had happy experience, who in times past cared for you, when you could not care for yourself, who has kept you in, and from your mother's womb; who, if you are believers indeed, ordained you to salvation before you had a being, Eph. i. 4 ; who in due time gave his only begotten Son for you, and to you, Rom. viii. 32, as appears in that now he has given you faith and hope in him, and love to him. It is your God and Father who has commanded, that for the present, and for the future, you should cast your care and burthen on him, 1 Peter v. 7 ; Psa. Iv. 22 ; having made many gracious promises, that he will care for you, that he will sustain you, and that he will bring your desire to pass, Psa. xxxvii. 5. What wise man then will encumber himself with needless cares ? '

God cares for you more than you care for yourself!

Next week's reading
Read Chapter 13 (Of peace with God).

Now it's your turn
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