DOES JESUS CARE

 

Sunday, April 28, 2024

 

DOES JESUS CARE

 

1 Peter 5:6-7

6 Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time:

7 Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

 

          Perhaps you are experiencing less than the best of everything. Perhaps it is poor health and physical pain, or maybe resources that are insufficient for your needs. Maybe friends have disappointed you. It is at these times we are tempted to think that God is busy with other matters or others less fortunate than we are. We feel uncared for or abandoned. Well, there is a song for that!

 

          In 1901, Frank E Graeff wrote the lyrics to an old but familiar song called Does Jesus Care.

 

Does Jesus care when my heart is pained

Too deeply for mirth or song,

As the burdens press, and the cares distress,

And the way grows weary and long?

 

Refrain:

Oh, yes, He cares, I know He cares,

His heart is touched with my grief;

When the days are weary, the long nights dreary,

I know my Savior cares.

 

Does Jesus care when my way is dark

With a nameless dread and fear?

As the daylight fades into deep night shades,

Does He care enough to be near?

Does Jesus care when I’ve tried and failed

To resist some temptation strong;

When for my deep grief there is no relief,

Though my tears flow all the night long?

 

Does Jesus care when I’ve said “goodbye”

To the dearest on earth to me,

And my sad heart aches till it nearly breaks—

Is it aught to Him? Does He see?

 

Ps 34:15

15 The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

 

Dear Lord, remind me that you are with me even in the dark times. AMEN