Then He 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."
NKJV

What kind of Christian are you? Are you a steadfast follower? A two-time-a-year holiday shopper? What does a biblical follower of Jesus look like as opposed to a cultural follower of Jesus?

Re-read Luke 9:23-24 above.

The Gospel demands and enables us to turn from our sin, to take up our cross, to die to ourselves, and to follow Jesus. These are the terms and phrases we see in the Bible. Salvation now consists of a deep wrestling in our souls with the sinfulness of our hearts, the depth of our depravity, and the desperation of our need for His Grace. Jesus is infinitely worthy of our immediate and total surrender. Friend, if you are hearing the Word of God and not doing what it says, then you are living with the untapped potential of all that following Jesus brings.

I encourage you to follow Jesus wholeheartedly–serving His body, giving, and sharing His goodness with others. It's when we lose our lives for His sake that we find it.

Life Lesson: God desires an active faith in each of us. He is saying, 'Follow Me.' Will you follow Him or make excuses?

Lord,
Help me to follow You. Give me the strength of Your Spirit to love and serve, laying down my life for Your glory and the Gospel.
I pray in Jesus' name. Amen.

Living to tell what He died to say,
Pastor David McGee

Senior Pastor
The Bridge
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