” Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature?” – Matthew 6:27 LIGHT FOR NOW: Worry creates the illusion that we are doing something about our problems, but anxiety cannot change what only God, time, wisdom, or right action can address. Jesus asks a simple but searching question: “Which ofContinueContinue reading “BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (5)”
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BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (4)
” Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee” – Isaiah 26:3 LIGHT FOR NOW: Peace is not merely the absence of problems; it is the stability of a heart whose attention has learned to rest upon God. Anxiety has a way of pulling theContinueContinue reading “BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (4)”
BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (3)
” Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself” – Matthew 6:34 LIGHT FOR NOW: Much of anxiety is produced by trying to live tomorrow before it arrives. God gives grace for today and invites us to trust Him with the future. One of theContinueContinue reading “BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (3)”
BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (2)
“Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you” – 1Peter 5:7 LIGHT FOR NOW: God never asked you to pretend that you have no cares; He asked you to place every care upon Him. The antidote to carrying life’s burdens alone is learning to trust the One who cares for you. AnxietyContinueContinue reading “BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (2)”
BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (1)
“Be anxious for nothing, but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God” – Philippians 4:6 LIGHT FOR NOW: Anxiety is not God’s design for the believer. The God who invites us to bring everything to Him never intended us to carry everything by ourselves. PaulContinueContinue reading “BE ANXIOUS FOR NOTHING (1)”
THE LIFE OF CHRIST IN US (10)
” When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall ye also appear with him in glory ” – Colossians 3:4 LIGHT FOR NOW: Christ is not merely the giver of the believer’s life; He has become our life. The Christian life finds its deepest meaning, source, identity, and future in Him. As weContinueContinue reading “THE LIFE OF CHRIST IN US (10)”
LIGHT FROM THE WORD 