True Disciple

Matthew 16: 24

Then Jesus said to his disciples, "If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”

Easter is gone, but the call of true discipleship still exists.

Most American followers of Christ, haven’t a worry in the world.

I was amazed to hear that slightly over 40% of all confessed believers in the USA, don’t think it’s necessary to even to go to church on Easter Sunday.

The service at our church yesterday was filled with great power, and that had nothing to do with the Pastor there.

Pastor Saeed Abedini spent his Easter in a hospital prison in Iran.

He was arrested in 2012 for evangelizing on a bus.

He’ll spend the next 8 years in prison, for speaking the name of Jesus in public.

I wonder how many of us, would dare speak the name of Jesus, when we’ve been warned not to?

Pastor Abedini said this from his hospital prison cell;

“But we forget that in order to experience the Resurrection and glory of Christ, we must first experience death with Christ and die to ourselves and our selfish desires.”

I’m not sure that’s what I’d write from my prison cell.

I’d probably be hoping someone would send me an Easter card, with a file inside.

Now that Easter is over, what are your plans in your walk with Jesus?

Does completely dying to self, have anything to do with your future plans?