Bible
verses to build your life on
Jesus
said:
whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise
man who built his house on the rock
~ Matthew 7:24
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How
heavy is your cross? ~ study
October
2010
Then Jesus said to them all, If anyone desires to come
after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross
daily, and follow Me. For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but
whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. For
what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself
destroyed or lost?
As we, as a culture, are moved further
from the truth (by entertainment), it seems more and more people don't want the
cost of the cross, because they want their version of His yoke to be
superlight! Friends, we must not let this continue on. We need to keep growing
ourselves (me included) to remember that work is still hard, even with Christ,
and trials and discipline are too - and they are essential, meaning we need to
embrace them. And, I'm finding - I, yes me, am still having to learn how to
deny myself, take up His cross and follow Him (without complaining) but even
more - willingly, passionately, boldly. ~ I thought I would say this to
encourage others who are growing in and learning the same things! ~ your bro/friend and a growing servant/life-slave of Jesus,
SH :)