Jesus told his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.” Whatever our circumstances, Jesus calls us to follow him with the same words, “…give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”
In the ancient Roman world in the time of Jesus a man carrying a cross to his place of execution was considered a dead man. Whatever life that he may have had, it ceased when he hoisted that cross onto his shoulders.
Whatever life we may have had also ceases when we respond to Jesus’ call to follow him. We are dead to that life and the life which we live from that point on is the life we live in Christ.
Reading: Romans 12: 9-21
Message: Walking in Love
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