“If anyone
wants to come with Me, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me."
Matthew 16.24
Someone asked me the other day about salvation and following Jesus. She wanted to know if salvation was free or did we have to do something more? The truth is God forgives us by grace. It is not something to be earned. But salvation and following Jesus go together, They are two sides of the same coin. Forgiveness is free. We are saved by grace. But Jesus' desire is for us then to follow Him and that can be costly.
Being a Christ Follower means that we follow Him by deny ourselves and taking up our cross. That means that His priorities become our priorities. It means that we our willing to sacrifice ourselves and we surrender ourselves to His will.
Are you ready to give Him complete control of your life? If so you are experiencing the life of the disciple. Life is at its best when we are living for Jesus.
Matthew 16.24
Someone asked me the other day about salvation and following Jesus. She wanted to know if salvation was free or did we have to do something more? The truth is God forgives us by grace. It is not something to be earned. But salvation and following Jesus go together, They are two sides of the same coin. Forgiveness is free. We are saved by grace. But Jesus' desire is for us then to follow Him and that can be costly.
Being a Christ Follower means that we follow Him by deny ourselves and taking up our cross. That means that His priorities become our priorities. It means that we our willing to sacrifice ourselves and we surrender ourselves to His will.
Are you ready to give Him complete control of your life? If so you are experiencing the life of the disciple. Life is at its best when we are living for Jesus.
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