I ran across a verse today that, if you've been a Christian for any length of time, you should know or at least have heard.
1 Peter 5:7
Cast all your anxiety on him because he cares for you.
Have you heard it before?
I thought so.
I was doing some studying on this verse today because I really wanted to unpack its meaning. I think often times we take the familiar scriptures that we have known since childhood for granted. I think the familiar is often dangerous for this reason.
For example, have you ever though about the word "cast" or "casting?" Let's think about what this powerful word really means. There are three possible meanings that are all connected.
#1: "To Place Upon"
I recently received the opportunity to speak at a Wednesday Afternoon Bible Study at a nearby assisted living facility. We were discussing this verse. Here is the (cheesy) analogy that I used. If I am standing in the kitchen cooking dinner for my family and I want the food to be placed on the table so that my family can consume it, how is that going to happen? Can I say, "Food, go to the table?" No, that is crazy talk and I should be placed in a facility for crazies. I must pick-up the food carefully and "place it on" the table. I must "place it upon."
#2: "To Throw Over"
Have you ever seen someone put out a small fire by throwing something over the fire? Often times this is something like a wet blanket or dirt or (hopefully) something that will put the fire out. One is "throwing something over" the fire with the intention of putting it out.
#3: "To Bond To"
I have a candy dish in my office that belong to my hero, my Grandma. At some point in the candy dishes history the lid got broke into two pieces. My Grandpa, being the "Tim the Tool Man Taylor" that he is glued the lid back together. To this day, if you come visit me in my office, you can see the huge bead of glue that was require to "bond" the two pieces back together.
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| The Candy Dish Mentioned Above |
Now, after looking at the meaning of the word "cast," do you see why this is intriguing? If not, its okay. We are going to unpack more of the verse tomorrow. This will help bring this powerful word into sharper focus.
For now, blessings.
