Roll Your Load
The word
“commit” in verse 3 carries the idea of transferring a load. It means to roll
the heavy load off of your back and roll it onto the back of another – as a man
transfers a burden from his own back to one stronger and better able to bear it.
Here we are being told to roll our load of work onto the Lord’s back.
While
“work” may mean everything we have to do in life, it primarily refers to the “works”
we do for God. This includes the entirety of the Christian life – faith, worship,
learning, fellowship, prayer, and service. Jesus was a Man who was laser focused
on the works He was called to do. Once, after healing a blind man, He said “We
must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when
no one can work.” (John 9:4) This was His way of saying, “I must
quickly carry out the tasks assigned to Me by the One who sent Me.”
The Apostle Paul mirrored this sentiment when he said, “But my life is worth nothing to me unless I use it for finishing the work assigned me by the Lord Jesus.”
(Acts 20:24 NLT)
All
of us have tasks to do which have been assigned to us by our Heavenly Father.
If we try to carry the burden of these tasks in our own strength, they will be
too heavy for us. This is why we must roll our load onto the Lord’s back. Trust
Him, by the power of the Holy Spirit, to enable you to accomplish your
assignments from Him. It is in Him that you will find the strength to complete
the work He has given you to do. God has given everyone an assignment! An
assignment is a mission or role to which a person is appointed. We each have a role
in the Body of Christ and a distinct mission to fulfill… and God has perfectly
equipped us to succeed in His assignment.
The
second part of this verse promises that when we roll our burdens onto Him, He
will arrange and establish our plans. A person may make plans, but God
is the one who determines their outcome. He knows your unseen motives and
controls events according to His purposes and His plan for your life. It is
vitally important, therefore, to always bring God into your planning. When your
wisdom comes from God, your decisions will always be right. The promise here is
that when your plans come from God, they will be firmly established (firm, secure,
steadfast, settled). He will quiet your fears and insecurities and put you on
the firm foundation of His plan for your life.