Sunday, June 23, 2024
Luke 9:23-24
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.
24
For whosoever will save his life shall lose it: but whosoever will lose his
life for my sake, the same shall save it.
Do
not suppose that becoming a believing Christian
will repair everything that is torn in your life. The results of sin damage
everything and life may never be rainbows and gumdrops. Jesus warned us that
following would require a cross.
He
may not keep you from suffering pain and humiliation!
Peter and his friends were jailed, beaten, and then sternly warned to never
speak in the name of Jesus again. At this point they had a choice, and their
choice was Jesus.
Acts 5:41
41
And they departed from the presence of the council, rejoicing that they were
counted worthy to suffer shame for his name.
He
may not heal the rift in your family! Remember
that each family member has his own personal responsibility to either follow
Christ or deny Him. Pain may remain and continue in your family but now the
difference is that you have the peace of God that passes all understanding.
Matt 10:34-36
34
Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but
a sword.
35
For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter
against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
36
And a man's foes shall be they of his own household.
He
may not line your pockets with wealth nor bless
your body with health! The prosperity gospel is deceitful and brings prosperity
only to those who espouse it. Many times Paul suffered the lack of supplies
when churches forgot his support. On at least one occasion he had to resort to
his trade as a tent maker to provide for his needs. God did not give Paul every
convenience but He gave him contentment instead.
Phil 4:12-13
12
I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all
things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to
suffer need. 13 I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.
He
may not always punish your enemies! We are
told to pray for our enemies and to persevere in a steady walk with God. We are
to walk through the difficult and dry places and make a difference for others.
Ps 84:5-6
5
Blessed is the man whose strength is in thee; in whose heart are the ways of
them.
6
Who passing through the valley of Baca make it a well; the rain also filleth
the pools.
Dear
Lord, let me be a refreshing drink to the thirsty today. AMEN
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