I had heard this verse so many times. Probably so have you …. “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23, NIV) I had learned from young this refers to a death to oneself; a living for...
The Lord is my peace. I shall not live in anxiety. He puts me under His wing of comfort and calms my spirit within me. He takes all my anxieties on Himself and helps me to focus on Him. Yes, though I walk through a time of grave uncertainties and fierce anxieties, I...
The words came back in a rush, filling my thoughts. I knew them well. How many times had I quoted them? In church services. At funerals. At Bible Studies. Familiarity can rob at times. It robs the depth of meaning as we repeat the familiar so casually. Our minds can...
