The Cross

"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." —Luke 9:23

I tell you the truth, I lie not, I come after Jesus. Where else would I go? Who else can save me? No one but Jesus! But do I deny myself and do I take up my cross daily? That is the question that I ask all the time.

And the answer to that question is… not always. I have so many things in this life to distract me like my job, my family, my hobbies. Then when I have time to sit down and it is finally quiet and I have time to think, I realize what a fool I can be.

Jesus gave His all for me and for you. He came into this world and lived a perfect life and went to the cross and died that we would not have to. He took our sins upon Himself and carried them away, never to be remembered again.

O the old rugged cross, with all the grief and shame it symbolizes is so precious to me. It is a reminder of how much Jesus loved the Father and how much He loved me.

“Father, forgive me when I am lazy or busy doing other things. I pray, I beg that You will remind me daily to deny myself and take up my cross and follow Jesus.”

Amen