34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 35 For whoever wants to save their life[b] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it. 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Did i lose myself to find God? Did i do it? If i did not do it, i did not find God. Because Jesus said to the crowd. "Whoever wants to be my disciple MUST deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." MUST deny themselves. He went on to explain, people who want to save their life, must first lose it in front, lay it on the cross first, then their lives will be saved. What good is is for someone who gain the whole world and forfeit their soul? In this world, especially in Singapore where competition is tough. We Christians can get caught up in the rat race and forget who is Lord. We can gain material wealth, so much of it. But whats the point? Do we even ask ourselves, WHATS THE POINT of working so hard for the world? Can money buy one fulfillment? Can success bring one fulfillment? Can power bring fulfillment? Maybe temporary but never eternal. Only God can give us that fulfillment. Because We are designed to have a Lord over our lives, to worhip a God. We stole that place that God's supposed to be and sold it to the world. Thats no wonder why Jesus said lose their life in front of the cross and you will gain it. Lord, thank you for speaking to me about this. I need to be very careful about this. Do i really want to gain the whole world but lose their soul? No. I really don't want that. I just need You Lord. I cry out for You. Lord come and fill Us. Lord i pray that you convict me Lord, so that i will NEVER trade You for the world. Because that is dumb, so dumb Lord. Lord i pray that i will always always walk with you and never want to gain the whole world but lose my soul. But rather, seek You first and your righteousness and You will add things onto me.
I Pray that whoever that reads this will be convicted and lay their life on the cross as well and claim that victory that God had won. Live for Him and not the world.
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