Mark 8:34-38
34 And when he had called the people
unto him with his disciples also, he said unto them, Whosoever will come after
me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.
35 For whosoever will save his life
shall lose it; but whosoever shall lose his life for my sake and the gospel's,
the same shall save it.
36 For what shall it profit a man, if
he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul?
37 Or what shall a man give in
exchange for his soul?
38 Whosoever therefore shall be
ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him
also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father
with the holy angels.
Mark 10:21
21 Then Jesus beholding him loved him,
and said unto him, One thing thou lackest: go thy way, sell whatsoever thou
hast, and give to the poor, and thou shalt have treasure in heaven: and come,
take up the cross, and follow me.
Luke 14:27
27 And whosoever doth not bear his
cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
Bearing YOUR Cross can be a heavy
experience. Jesus is our example, and
bore the cross of crosses. No other
cross can compare. No other cross is
necessary for our salvation. So what cross are we to bear, if no other cross is
necessary for our salvation?
The carrying of His Gospel, and the
daily ministering of His Grace to all, through His Spirit of Power and Love.
If you are carrying your cross that
the Lord has destined you for, then your cross is the life that you are living
in Him: The Testimony of Jesus Christ
made manifest as your life for all to “see” and “read.” You are become one with God’s Book of Life
(Jesus Christ). Your name written in Him
and His name written in you. You have
lost your identity, and are married to the Son, and have taken on His name and
identity… yet He is always the Head.
At the cross of Jesus, He dealt with
ridicule, suffering of every kind, and the chatting voices of those that had no
faith…. crying out “where is your God” “If you are the Messiah, then save
yourself”.
So perhaps today you are beyond
carrying your cross and now you feel you too are hanging there before your
enemies, and they are not helping you, they are not giving you something to
drink, they are not wanting you to be relieved of your pain, but rather they
are just waiting to see what will happen next.
“Is this God you confess ‘real’?” “Will He deliver you or let you die?” Oh, and so many other exclamations they would
make. Trying to add to your misery rather
than lighten your load. BUT JESUS KNEW
THE JOY THAT WAS BEFORE HIM, SO HE LOOKED FORWARD AND FORGAVE THEM… HIS TRUST
WAS IN THE FATHER’S WILL AND LOVE FOR HIM.
So likewise for you to continue forward…
I’m here to tell you to declare your
love for your Father, and know that He sees and knows all that is going
on. And if you have given all of your
life for Him to live through, then hold on for You Will Rise Again. Look to the Joy He has for you. For the suffering of the present time will
reap a greater harvest. Jesus knew that
the suffering He was going through would be for our Joy and Liberty. ! ! ! Oh Thank you Lord!!! And no one will have to go through that
again. It is done.
Yet, as we are His body in this
generation and age, He causes us to go through certain “cross bearing and sufferings”
that is producing a greater birthing and glory of His presence for us all to
reap of Today.
You’re almost there. Joy comes in the morning!
Amen.
RPJ
