Day 29
Read: Luke 9:23—26
Before Jesus preached a word or performed one
miracle,
He first secretly, alone before God
in the Devil’s wilderness, took up
His cross.
When Jesus returned in the power of the
Spirit into Galilee, nobody could see the
Cross He carried,
BUT THEY COULD SURELY SEE THE
POWER OF GOD WHICH FLOWED FROM
THAT HIDDEN CROSS IN HIS HEART .
The men who took
up the Master’s work understood
this.
Peter, Paul, Philip, Stephen could tell
the lame to walk and sinners to be clean
because they too had taken up this
hidden cross.
they were ready to be offered
they were willing to fellowship
with the very death of Jesus.
Where does God
say that the cross
the sacrifice of one’s life
is only for super-Christians?
Why should others
carry this load and not we?
Why should others
pay the price of the gospel
while we get
a free ride?
“If any man would come after me, let him
deny himself and, take up his cross.”