“The Lord sustains all who fall and raises up all who are bowed down.” Psalm 145:14 (NASB)

Who Sustains Us?

The clean white beauty of God’s creative hand was visible in our small country town. The sight of fresh falling snowflakes and snow “sticking” brought a gigantic, childlike smile!  Outside I spotted a sad tree with branches weighed down, touching the ground. Normally this small tree stands upright with limbs soaring towards the sunlight. But today it carried a tremendous burden to bear by itself with the heavy, massive snow. I was not sure if the tree would survive.

I suddenly thought about the heavy burdens in life and I could actually empathize with the small tree—the times I felt myself dragging my limbs, perhaps unsure if I could even muster up enough strength to stand upright. But isn’t it marvelous we have an undeniable God who sustains us? We are NOT bearing the burdens on our own! His Word says, “Cast your burden on the Lord, And He shall sustain you; He shall never permit the righteous to be moved” (Psalm 55:22).

After the snow slowly melted, the branches on the small tree bounced upwards toward the light—just as we also bounce towards His “light.”

“You are our marvelous Father whose greatness overreaches our understanding. Thank You that we can cast our burdens on You no matter what we face. May You touch and teach us Your ways as we continually experience Your sustaining grace. Amen.”