There’s an old hymn we sing once in awhile entitled, “Nearer My God to Thee.”
Nearer my God to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
E’en though it be a cross
That raiseth me.Still, all my song shall be,
‘Nearer my God to Thee!’
Nearer my God to Thee—
Nearer to Thee.~ Sarah Flower Adams, 1841
As with anything worth having, nearness to God is costly. Many claim to want a relationship with God, but have no desire to make any sort of sacrifice to achieve it. What about me? Am I willing to be “raised on a cross” in order to gain a closeness to the Lord that could not be attained otherwise?
More often than not, the conversation in my head goes something like this:
“Does it have to be that cross? Why can’t I have his cross over there? It looks a bit smaller than mine…”
Or…
“Why don’t…
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