Post by Zac Loh on Sept 14, 2005 0:08:08 GMT -5
Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. (Luke 9:23)
The dying process is life time thing, but the renewal of our commitment to it, is on a day-to-day basis. We have to make a serious decision at the beginning of each day.
When Jesus said, `daily;’ He meant `daily.’ Living a day in God’s glory is better than a thousand without it. Do we believe this? If we do, then we will have to have God’s glory on a daily basis. It is possible. If it weren’t, Jesus wouldn’t have said it. Let us be willing to invest ourselves to have God’s glory.
How do we have consistent action? The key is to do it now.
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the day of rebellion, …
But exhort one another daily, while it is called, “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
(Hebrews 3:7&13)
The dying process is life time thing, but the renewal of our commitment to it, is on a day-to-day basis. We have to make a serious decision at the beginning of each day.
When Jesus said, `daily;’ He meant `daily.’ Living a day in God’s glory is better than a thousand without it. Do we believe this? If we do, then we will have to have God’s glory on a daily basis. It is possible. If it weren’t, Jesus wouldn’t have said it. Let us be willing to invest ourselves to have God’s glory.
How do we have consistent action? The key is to do it now.
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the day of rebellion, …
But exhort one another daily, while it is called, “Today,” lest any of you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
(Hebrews 3:7&13)