“If you refuse to take up your cross and follow me, you are not worthy of being mine. If you cling to your life you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it” (Matthew 10:38-39).
Jesus carried the weight of the world on His Cross, literally. His Cross was the sin of the world—the sins of every person who ever existed or will exist. Jesus knew what His Cross was and He took it up willingly, for the sake of His love for me and His love for you. What is my cross? My cross bears the weight of kindness, forgiveness, patience, and compassion for people. Not just people in general—but my brothers and sisters, my parents, my grandmothers, the people I go to church with, the people I spend my time with every day. When I made the decision to live my life in the light of Christ, in light of Eternity, I committed to take up my cross. I made the decision to follow. Clinging to the life I had before Christ made a difference is clinging to something that is lost. When you recognize that you have already lost your life, you have simultaneously found life under the weight of the cross.
Karyn Pugh
Drummonds, TN
PRAY TOGETHER: Pray for adult children and grandchildren today.
