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Lay It All On Christ

1/19/2016

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I was sitting in Starbucks the other day chatting with a friend when a song came on over the store's sound system. It was a song that I had heard a few weeks ago, and the melody was catchy, but I hadn't caught enough of the lyrics previously to look it up. After my friend-date, I went home, found it on Spotify, and shamelessly danced to it in my kitchen on repeat while making stir fry. 

The song is 
Lay It All On Me by Rudimental featuring Ed Sheeran.

After probably the tenth time I listened to it, I realized why I liked it so much. I've heard the lyrics before but from someone far different from Ed Sheeran. 

Before I go on, feel free to play the song below and read over the lyrics. 
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And if you want to listen to the fun remix...
"Lay It All On Me"
All alone as you look through the door
Nothing left to see
If it hurts and you can't take no more
Lay it all on me
No you don't have to keep it
Under lock and key
'Cause I will never let you down
And if you can't escape all your uncertainties
Baby I can show you how
Let my love in, let my love in
Lay your heart on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
Lay it all on me
You can lay it all on me

If you're scared when you're out on your own
Just remember me
'Cause I won't let you go it alone
Lay it all on me
No you don't have to keep it
Under lock and key
'Cause I will never let you down
And if you can't escape all your uncertainties
Baby I can show you how
Let my love in, let my love in
Lay your heart on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
Lay it all on me
You can lay it all on me

So if you're hurting babe
Just let your heart be free
You got a friend in me
I'll be your shoulder at anytime you need
Baby I believe
So if you're hurting babe
Just let you're heart be free
You got a friend in me
I'll be your shoulder at anytime you need
Baby I believe
You can lay it all on me
Let my love in, let my love in
Lay your heart on me
If you're hurting, if you're hurting
Lay it all on me (Lay it all on me)
Ed Sheeran makes a lot of promises in this song. Ultimately he promises that any burdens, concerns, or insecurities the girl (I'm assuming he's singing to a girl) finds herself in, she can lay it all on Ed Sheeran, and he will carry her burdens. But these are promises that Ed Sheeran nor any other human will be able to fulfill perfectly. However, there is someone that made the same promises over 2000 years ago and still keeps those promises to this day. Let's take a look at a few of them:
Cast your burden on the Lord, and he will sustain you; 
he will never permit 
the righteous to be moved.
Psalm 55:22


Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you.
1 Peter 5:7


 
The Lord is at hand; do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts
and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Philippians 4:5-7
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 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
 Take my yoke upon you, and learn from me, for I am gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Matthew 11:28-30


I have said these things to you, that in me you may have peace. In the world you will have tribulation. But take heart; I have overcome the world.
John 16:33


Now these are bold promises, just like Ed Sheeran's. The difference is that Jesus Christ made these promises and he fulfills them perfectly. 

We can lay all of our cares, concerns, worries, and burdens on Jesus because he loves us and has already carried us. Every sin (which includes worries and anxieties) was laid on Jesus on the cross (Isaiah 53:6). When he resurrected, he overcame death, our sins, burdens, worries, anxieties, and the world! He's the only one we can lay everything on and trust that he will always be victorious and carry us through the good and the bad. 

We can't carry everything ourselves. Our burdens are too much for us to bear alone. That's what makes this song so popular. We know that we can't do it, that's why we love songs about a man offering to carry all of a woman's burdens. So when you're going through trials, suffering, or have worries, concerns and cares, who do you lay it all on? Yourself? Your loved ones? Or on Christ?

While Christians are called to bear each others burdens (Galatians 6), we can't do it perfectly nor should we expect to, but there is one that can and will always carry our burdens completely and perfectly. And the next time you listen to "Lay It All On Me" or need to cast all of your burdens on someone, I hope you remember him.

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4 Comments
Antoinette Kelly
4/1/2016 06:26:30 am

Hi Madi just read your blog after googling this song and Jesus. When I heard this song a couple of months ago I too thought this song is about Jesus! Sometimes
unbeknown to the composer they have written something very spiritual and eternal - God works in mysterious ways and knows how to make us smile on the inside. Thank God For Jesus. Keep smiling on the inside God Bless xxxxxagape Antoinette

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Madi
4/4/2016 10:06:02 am

I'm so glad that the Lord led you to finding my post and site, Antoinette. It's amazing how God can use anything and everything to reveal things about himself! :)

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Em
11/13/2016 10:58:03 am

I always thought of this as my Jesus song too and then one time I was having a really hard time and was praying for Jesus to help me this song came on the radio!! :D x x x

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Madi
11/22/2016 03:00:09 pm

It's amazing how Jesus can use songs on the radio like this song to draw us to himself!

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