Daily Wisdom

“If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.” Lk 9:23

Christ had not yet been crucified when He lays out this charge before his disciples.  But the image was clear, the Jewish man under the occupation of Rome was well aware of crucifixion and the act of a man carrying his own cross to his death.  But consider the fact Jesus goes on to state in vs 24, one must lose their life for Christ sake in order to save it.  When considering such a dilemma and the cost associated in following Christ, keep this in mind; you will lose your life one way or another, either to the world and the devil (vs 27) or to life in Christ, but you will give up your life.  Are you willing to live like few others now in order to live few others eternally? Choosing to avoid the cost for a season will only delay, not avoid the cost to come. Every choice has a end result.

Discipleship is not an offer man makes to Christ; it’s a cost we chose in order to be like Him, because He chose to bear the cost to be like us.

HSAY…Todd