Light for My Path Daily Devotion
Bible Reading
Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?” (Matthew 16:24-26 ESV)
Hymn ELH 377:1,6 Why Should Cross and Trial Grieve Me
Why should cross and trial grieve me?
Christ is near With His cheer;
Never will He leave me.
Who can rob me of the heaven
That God’s Son For my own
To my faith hath given?
What is all this life possesses?
But a hand Full of sand
That the heart distresses.
Noble gifts that pall me never
Christ, our Lord, Will accord
To His saints forever.
Prayer
Jesus, my Savior, through Your perfect life and innocent death You earned my salvation and paid for all my sins. Strengthen my faith with this knowledge and help me to endure all the hardships of this life. Amen.
