The Journey to the Cross | Rev. Wil Cantrell

Jesus prepares his disciples for his death and he prepares them to take up their own crosses and follow him. His paradoxical words still haunt us, “those who want to save their life will lose it and those who lost their life will save it.” What does it mean to lose our life for Christ? Perhaps it means living our life in Christ: by Christ’s power and for Christ’s purposes. Such a calling is too high for us. Just like his first disciples we will shy away cowardly when push comes to shove. But if we keep coming back to Jesus in our failure, we like his first disciples (most of whom ultimately lost their lives for him) will learn how to courageously live our lives for Christ.

Scripture -

Luke 9:22-25