CAST

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CAST: throw off, shed, hurl even as it is found in good ole Websters.

As found in 1 Peter 5:7-

CAST: As in let go the net so that it may catch on to, be released to take hold of

 GODS ANSWERS FOR YOU, His provisions waiting for you.

Cast equals let go. Surrender yes.  

 But not in a feeble giving up.  In the opposite, surrender, humble, let go…. Cast is a pro-active faith.

Cast in Greek, Biblical two translations ballo, and the other is rhipto.

1 Peter 5:7 “casting all your anxiety on Him” here, this word is a command, and tells us ‘how to’ handle the command of verse 6, by telling us how to be humble. Humble is that condition that as soon as you claim it you lost it.  TRUTH is that Anxiety is a contradiction to true humility.  Unbelief is an exalting of ONES SELF AGAINST GOD. It is a depending on self and failing to trust God.  Now isn’t THAT a Humbling thought!

Jesus says it so much better and in His God standard of absolute truth and language of love in these verses in 1 Peter 5: 6,7. God is more concerned about our welfare than we could possibly be.  We are NOT to submit to the circumstances, but to the Lord who controls circumstances.

Yes, Cast means to Let go.  You cannot cast that net and hold on to the net at the same time.  If you want any hope of catching anything, (especially God’s promises for you) or succeeding, you must let go the net so that it may DO exactly what it was designed to do.  God’s word picture is always deliberate, not to mention accurate. 

If you are wondering why you have been fishing all night and brought in nothing new…. Or nothing has changed; take a picture of your current state.  Where’s your net? Is it in your hands, or did you actually cast it out?   Next time we (yes I ) may try actually letting go, may actually try CASTING, or to CAST.

1Peter 5:7 CAST ALL your anxiety on to Him because He cares for you.

Let’s not forget how to do this is found in the proceeding verse 6:  Humble yourselves, therefore, under Gods mighty hand, that He may lift you up in due time.

Phil 4:6,7, actually Phillipians 4:6-9 is a way to put into practice that which we KNOW is True.

So therefore

                                                 CAST

With a THANKS be to GOD

         That you may in FAITH

TRUST

                           And BELIEVE

                              GOD IS ABLE

Prayer: Okay God.  Thank you TENFOLD as my favorite coffee cup clearly states:  CAST -so that ALL that YOU desire to supply may be released to DO ALL that YOU are able to do.  Surrender, Humble, Let go in a PRO ACTIVE FAITH.  With thanksgiving let my petitions be known. Then will be able to truly cast out this net to all the possibilities of You working and active in my life.  Needs met Godspeed, Work done Godspeed, Love, Live, Give, Do, Receive all at Godspeed. And that equals turned over to the God who is Able, and who is in control, who is not in a panic over any of this and who is always able to do exceedingly more than I can even imagine. Thank you also for this as it relates to yesterday sermon message too, its not that ‘what’ that defines us, it is the ‘who’ that defines us.  THAT is the who we are in Christ.  In Jesus’ name thank you may pray (cast). AMEN and Amen.  Study continually teaches to respect the Amen in Him.

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