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Take Up His Cross Daily And Follow Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide - God's Will - Luke 9:23-24 - Take Up His Cross Daily And Follow Me - Growing As Disciples

Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – God’s Will – Luke 9:23-24 – Take Up His Cross Daily And Follow Me – Growing As Disciples

Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. Luke 9:23-24 (NIV) 

Follow Me

I have called you to come to me. You have given yourself to me. I am your Savior and Lord. You have been following me to where I have been leading you. You have been doing all that I ask of you. You have given yourself fully to my service. It has been my joy to follow and serve you. My love for you motivates my heart. I want to go where you lead me. I want to do whatever you ask of me. It is no sacrifice for me to live my life fully for you. Knowing and doing your will is the desire of my heart. You have set me on fire. I am filled with passion to accomplish your purposes and fulfil your plans. That is very good.

The road ahead will not be easy. You will face difficulties. You will encounter challenges. You will be tested. Don’t grow weary. Don’t become faint. Don’t get discouraged. Keep your eyes on me. Keep on following me to where I lead you. Keep on doing all that I ask you. I will strengthen you. I will encourage you. I will revive and refresh and restore your soul as you keep on following me. Hold on to me as I hold on to you. I will hold on to you. I will rely on you for all that I need. I will trust you. I will not give up. I will not retreat. I will hold nothing in reserve. I will lose myself in your service. I will have no regrets. No, you will not.

I will use you. You will bear an abundance of fruit for my kingdom. You will bring glory to my name. You will shine brightly in the darkness of this world. One day we will look back over your life together. You will hear me say, “Well done, good and faithful servant.” You will know that I have used you to accomplish my purposes. You will know that you have fulfilled my plans because you will have loved and followed and served me with all your heart and mind and soul and strength. I need or want nothing more than that. I am at your service. Here I am, lead me and I will follow you. Yes, you will.

Lord, I love you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. It is my joy to go where you guide me to do whatever you ask of me. I will take up my cross daily so that I can follow and serve you. Use me for your purposes. Help me to accomplish your plans. Amen

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Come After Me

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Discipleship Devotional Study Guide – If – Luke 9:23-25 – Come After Me- Growing As Disciples

Then he said to them all: “If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for me will save it. What good is it for a man to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit his very self?  Luke 9:23-25 (NIV)

Deny Myself 

What do you want? Your entire life will be guided by how you answer that one question. All that you think, say and do will be directed by what you want. There are really only two answers to my question. How could there be only two answers to your question. Oh, I’m absolutely sure that you already know the two answers to my question. If you’re positive then I must have the answers. That’s right. 

I will start with my answer. I want you. I know that you want me. You love me. You came into this world to rescue me from a life without you. You died on the cross so that I could be forgiven of all my sins and cleansed of all my righteousness. You pursued me when I was walking on a path away from you. You turned my life around. I told you that I would turn away from my sin so I could follow you. What do you mean by saying that you want me? I want to know you. I want to love you. I want to serve you. My life is in your hands. I am at your service. I will go where you guide me. I will do all that you ask of me. I want to live the life that you have called me to live. I will deny myself and take up the cross and follow you. How often will you deny yourself and take up the cross and follow me. I will deny myself and take up the cross to follow you everyday from now and until I meet you face to face. That will be very good. What is the other answer to my question?

The other answer to your question is not my answer. Let me hear the answer that you have rejected. There are two answers. There are only two choices. I can live my life with and for you or I can live my life for all that the world has to offer. I can lose my life for you by going and doing whatever you ask of me or I can lose my life by pursuing all that the world has to offer. Pursuing the world and all it has to offer is a tragic mistake. Yes, It is. Pursuing the world and all it has to offer leads to death now and forever. Yes, it does. Choosing to deny myself, take up my cross and follow you leads to life now and forever. Yes, it does. I am choosing to live the life that you have called me to live. That will be very good.

Lord, thank you for drawing me to you. I am coming after you with all my heart and mind and soul and strength. I will deny myself and take up the cross, as I love, follow, and serve you. It is my joy to lose myself in your service. I am all yours. Amen

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