Lean on the Lord

I have had this song running through my head all day long!  Since misery loves company – very true, but that phrase inspires grumbling and bringing others down and therefore is not of God – misery does love company – giving that all to simple foothold for Satan.  Anyhow, that’s another topic for another day – my point is that I will now share the song that is stuck in my head with you – hopefully it is more uplifting than misery creating:

"Lean On Me" (Bill Withers)

Sometimes in our lives
We all have pain, we all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

Please, swallow your pride
If I have things you need to borrow
For no one can fill those of your needs
That you won't let show

You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

Lean on me when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on

You just call on me, brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on

If there is a load
You have to bear that you can't carry
I'm right up the road, I'll share your load
If you just call me

Call me (If you need a friend)
Call me (Call me uh-huh)
Call me (When you need a friend)
Call me (If you ever need a friend)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (If you need a friend)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (Call me)
Call me (Call me)
Call me

If you just skimmed that or skipped it because it is a song, or a song that you know – go back and read it, word for word, it’s worth the effort!

Now, imagine Jesus singing that to you…

He did you know.  On the cross, his suffering, his sacrifice, was his call to us.  He sings this song to us every day through the words in our bible.  God is always there for us, every hour, every day, no problem to big or to small.  He is there for us to lean on.  He WANTS us to call on him!  He WANTS us to lean on him.  (You may think the line “I might have a problem that you’d understand” doesn’t fit.  Well, God does have jobs for us to do to – he needs our love and worship.  He needs our thanks and praise.  He needs us to carry his word to the world!  And he is there to help us.)

“If there is a load
You have to bear that you can't carry
I'm right up the road, I'll share your load
If you just call me”

Doesn’t that song verse sound a lot like this one?

Psalm 50:15  Then call on me when you are in trouble, and I will rescue you, and you will give me glory.

Or this one?

Matthew 11:28 - 30  Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.  Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.  For my yoke is easy and my burden is light.

Or maybe…

Philippians 4:6-7  Don’t worry about anything; instead, pray about everything.  Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done.  Then you will experience God’s peace, which exceeds anything we can understand.  His peace will guard your hearts and minds as you live in Christ Jesus.

Call on God!  He is your friend!  He wants to help you carry on!  We all have pain and sorrow in our lives, God will help us get through it!  And there is always hope for tomorrow.  You don’t know what is in tomorrow!  Tomorrow is a new day, a new walk with Christ!  Hebrews 11:1  Faith is the confidence that what we hope for will actually happen, it gives us assurance about things we cannot see.  We all have burdens that we bare.  Call on God, he will help you.  

Go up and read through that song a again, with the understanding that the Lord is singing that to us day after day, hour after hour.  He is singing it to you.   His love is real.  Just call him, just call him, PRAY!