There is a price to pay for following Jesus. Salvation is the only thing free that we will get on this journey. Everything else is going to cost. We must willingly lay down our life – our ways of doing things, pick up our cross daily, and follow Jesus. (Luke 9:23)
Luke 23:26 speaks prophetically of the church: “And as they led Him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.”
We are called to bear the cross after Jesus. Jesus made Himself of no reputation, and told us to follow Him. The accumulation of wealth, and the prestige of fame, was not His objective. The cross was Jesus’ objective. Daily we are to pick up our cross and follow Jesus. Whatever the trial may be that we have to bear, we must stay focused on Jesus. Our reaction in everything should exemplify Jesus. Our attitude should reflect the character of Jesus.
Excerpts from “Embracing the Journey”
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Luke 23:26 speaks prophetically of the church: “And as they led Him away, they laid hold upon one Simon, a Cyrenian, coming out of the country, and on him they laid the cross, that he might bear it after Jesus.”
We are called to bear the cross after Jesus. Jesus made Himself of no reputation, and told us to follow Him. The accumulation of wealth, and the prestige of fame, was not His objective. The cross was Jesus’ objective. Daily we are to pick up our cross and follow Jesus. Whatever the trial may be that we have to bear, we must stay focused on Jesus. Our reaction in everything should exemplify Jesus. Our attitude should reflect the character of Jesus.
Excerpts from “Embracing the Journey”
Click on Books for information