By PastorBowman on 3/4/2008 1:07 PM

In the next weeks there are many roads we chose to travel. The road of possibly the uncertainty of America’s future, the road to the White House, and eventually the road to the Final Four of the NCAA. But! This is the season in Christianity of a road sometimes less traveled. Each of the gospel writers (Matthew 16:24, Mark 8:34, and Luke 9:23) gives us three instructions, first to deny yourself, secondly, to take up your cross, and thirdly, to follow Me. Many find this to be a hard saying of Jesus but it is much harder to hear “depart from me…”

 

Why is this important? There are many that love the Jesus Kingdom in Heaven stories, Jesus has many who desire comfort, but few who desire suffering. Jesus find many share in His feast, but few His fasting. Jesus has many share in the Breaking of Bread but few to the drinking of the Cup of His Passion. Jesus has many that enjoy his miracles but few follow His humiliation to the cross.

 

I truly hope we all understand during this season of Lent leading up to Palm Sunday and finally Resurrection Sunday, which is Easter that we take the road less traveled. I hope that we meet those that may see our light so shine among humanity that it will glorify our God, which is in heaven. Finally, I do believe if there was a better way, more profitable to the salvation of humanity than suffering, then Christ would have revealed it in His word and life. But He clearly urges both His own disciples and all who wish to follow Him to deny himself, take up his or her cross, and follow Him! 

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