“For this reason I say to you, do not be worried about your life, as to what you will eat or what you will drink; nor for your body, as to what you will put on. Is life not more than food, and the body more than clothing?” Matthew 6:25 NASB Do not be worried – We often read Yeshua’s words in…
Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad. Proverbs 12:25 NASB Anxiety – What is anxiety? A dictionary definition suggests the following: “a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease, typically about an imminent event or something with an uncertain outcome.” Notice that this feeling isn’t about something that has already happened. You don’t feel anxiety about yesterday’s hurricane. Nor do you…
For I am ready to fall, and my sorrow is continually before me. For I admit my guilt; I am full of anxiety because of my sin. Psalm 38:17-18 NASB Anxiety – At last we come to the real problem. “I’m afraid.” The Hebrew word is dĕʾāgâ. “The root dāʾag signifies anxiety, with a shading toward the meaning of fear…
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 NASB Anxious – We have a common reply: “You’ve got nothing to worry about.” When you hear that, how does it really make you feel? I don’t know about you, but…
having cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares about you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Anxiety – Many, many years ago, when I was still a teenager, I joined a Bible study group with my friends. It was actually a pivotal point in my life. It introduced me to people who seriously examined the text…
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Pet 5:7 NASB (1995) Anxiety – Occasionally I write something that is so essential to my own well-being that I think someone else must have been the author. This edition of Today’s Word first appeared on 11 March of this year, but now…
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Pet 5:7 NASB (1995) Anxiety – “Anxiety disorders are present in up to 13.3% of individuals in the U.S. and constitute the most prevalent subgroup of mental disorders.”[1] A startling statement, don’t you think? 43 million people in the USA alone. Upon reflection,…
casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you. 1 Peter 5:7 NASB Anxiety – “Of course I know I’m dreaming,” I said to myself in my dream. But it didn’t help. The spectre of imminent injury was still there. In fact, intensified. Yes, I knew it was a dream but it was a…
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. Philippians 4:6 NASB Anxious– “for nothing.” Well, that’s a pretty big order. “Nothing” covers a lot of things. Just about everything, in fact. So Yeshua didn’t have much to be anxious about, right? After all, he had a…
1 Peter 5:7 One of the wonders of the Bible is that in spite of multiple writers, various historical periods and different cultural backgrounds, there are only a few themes that weave in and out of every book. We can usefully picture these themes as threads woven into a great tapestry. Every thread contributes to…
