I use some passages more often than others. I try to memorize their locations in the Bible so that I can reference them when speaking with other people. Luke 9:23-27 is one of those passages.
Sometimes when I see people reacting to the word of God, I second guess what's going on. I tend to think, "Are they good soil, rocky soil? I feel uncomfortable when I react this way. Jesus seemed to understand this feeling, however.
In Luke 9 Jesus lets everyone following him know that they needed to consider what they were getting themselves into. He says they'll need to carry their cross daily if they were going to follow him. Nowadays the cross is a romantic symbol of Christianity. Back when Jesus made this statement it was an ugly torturous tool of execution. There was nothing romantic about it at all.
Jesus warns his followers that they'll need to deny everything about themselves if they wanted to follow him. I think we need to warn the world also. Though Jesus is our only hope of salvation, we can't make a half hearted effort. Jesus demands everything we've got.
I need to pray more often for help in denying myself in favor of his desires.
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