Jesus said,
"Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.
For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me and for the gospel will save it." Mark 8:34,35.
Here Jesus warns what following him means. Put simply it means it means putting our trust entirely in Gods hands. As one commentator put it “it means letting go of self-determination and replace it with obedience and dependence on God.”
That’s a big step and I know many believers around the world are doing just that. However there are many here in North America where I live are not or are reluctant to deny themselves. Trying to have a foot in both the world and in heaven.
Jesus however said,
"No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and Money." Matthew 16:24.
Where do you stand? Have you taken up your cross and following Jesus?
Please think about it.
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