Reject to Accept!

Matthew 16: 24

²⁴ “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.”

This verse of scripture sounds nice enough, and even has a nice ring to it.

But to accept whatever Jesus has for us, is to reject anything that is contrary to Him.

Frankly, so many Preachers today forget and overlook that simple element of the faith.

Why is that Preachers/Teachers/Pastors only talk about the great points of following Jesus?

Have we forgotten the denial part of the faith?

Would we just as soon forget about having to carry our own cross?

Whenever I go to buy a vehicle, the person selling it almost never talks about the cars disadvantages.

I wonder if the church has made the same mistake?

We shouldn’t be shocked out of minds, to think that there are disadvantages in following the God of the Bible.

Maybe we’ve stopped to consider that...

·         Abel was murdered...Joseph was sold into slavery...Daniel was thrown into a lion pit...Stephen was stoned...and Paul was beheaded...

Martyrs have been put to death in the most gruesome ways over the centuries, and yet most churches never talk about it.

Maybe we’ve forgotten that the people of the world, have made it awfully tough on people who love God.

I believe I need to think and pray on that for a while...