Introduction: Have you ever had a heavy burden? The song writer wrote, “Take your burden to the Lord and leave it there”. Several thoughts emerge from Peter’s letter.

“……for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” (1 Pet 5:57).

1. Did you notice the word “grace”? – “…for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace….”

Grace is God doing for us what we don’t deserve.

2. Did you notice God gives GRACE to the Humble? – “for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.”

3. Did you notice that in response to God’s Grace, we should humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand? – “… for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble….. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God.”

4. Did you notice that after we humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand, He will exalt us in due time? – “for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble. Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time.”

5. Did you notice that after we humble ourselves under God’s mighty hand that He will exalt us in due time and that is why we need to cast all our care upon Him? – “Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.”