“Whoever Loses Their Life For Me Will Save It”

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.

Luke 9:21-24

If we are to follow Jesus, we must deny ourselves everything else. We must take up our individual crosses and follow Jesus, each day of our lives.

His path was one of self-denial and suffering, which can be hard to follow. But to be His effective disciples, we too are invited to put aside our selfish desires and pick up spiritual burdens daily – to serve others first instead of ourselves.

Our walk with God will be humbling. We need to follow His every step, and stay close to Him. We can appear with Christ as one.

Our lives are a window through which others can see Jesus.

Our Daily Bread – December 20, 2018