Luk 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come
after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.
Luk 9:24 For whosoever will save his life shall lose
it: but whosoever will lose his life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Luk 9:25 For what is a man advantaged, if he gain the
whole world, and lose himself, or be cast away?
Gain the world. The
world is at our fingertips. Work hard and get anything in the world you
want. The world has it all. The riches of the world. How many people are told about the parts of
the world where you can go and work hard and live the dream of freedom and
wealth? You hear the story here in the United States about a person coming from
nothing and working hard to make something of themselves and it happens all the
time. Those who live horrific lives manage to escape and they truly appreciate
the opportunities they are given. But
how many get here and life is still extremely hard for them? That dream they
had looked forward to turns to dust. We
who live here also can find it very difficult to make a living in this land of
opportunity. And so often because our lives are measured in things like
careers, salaries, education, looks, etc and we come up extremely short and so
we don't call our lives a success. We've forgotten that even if we were to gain
the entire world it means absolutely NOTHING to eternity, not a single thing.
Worldly success is
nothing without God, nothing!
Worldly success is
worthless without a true walk with God.
Worldly success
means absolutely zero if we do not deny ourselves and take up the cross of
Christ Jesus our Savior.
Success is a WALK
WITH CHRIST, a LIFE WITH CHRIST, LOVE WITH OUR GOD.
Gaining the WORLD or
anything in the world that we believe would make us achieve worldly admiration
can be a deceptive trap to lure us from the Cross we are to carry. Gain the world and lose ourselves and be cast
away, this is truth.
If we find ourselves
caught up in the world we have to repent and deny ourselves, picking up the
cross of our Savior.
So right now, ask
yourself just how much of the world you have gained and how much do you want to
gain, have you picked up the cross of the Savior and denied yourself?
Lord, help us to
deny ourselves. Lord, help us to not want to gain the world. Lord, help us to
pick up Your cross. Please, Lord, You
are EVERYTHING help us to choose You always as satan presents the world to us
in his awful deceptive way.
In Your Love, thank
you for all You do for us, for all You will do for us, for all You've done for
us.
In the name of Jesus
Christ our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ! Now and forever! Amen.
No comments:
Post a Comment