Thursday, September 27, 2012

Can you follow Jesus?


Most people, at least the ones who read this blog, would say they want to follow Jesus and go to heaven. Regrettably, a lot of people want to praise Jesus far more than they want to obey Him. In order to obey Him, He said in Matthew 16:24, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.”

The above-cited passage presents two challenges. The first is to deny yourself and the second is to take up your cross. This means a radical change of loyalty compared to your past life. The Lord further illustrated this by saying, “And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God. And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house. And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (Luke 9:59-62).

Simon carried the cross of Jesus in a physical way (Luke 23:26), but we carry it in a spiritual way by sacrifice to the cause of Christ. It can be a burden to live faithfully, but accepting the challenge and persevering to the end means eternal life.

Kyle Campbell

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