Reading "my upmost for His highest" today, December 2, I was really impacted. How many times have I prayed, "Lord, use me for your Glory." When I say this I often am concentrating on the "use me" not "your Glory".
I want people that cross my path to walk away with a desire to know God better.
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Monday, November 30, 2009
Luke 14:27
Whoever does not carry his own execution-stake and come after me cannot be my talmid.
Maybe its because the only images I have of crucifixions are those dramatizations of Yeshua's but I always took it for granted that someone sentenced to die by this form would carry the instrument of their death without protest. But I just realized that many if not most would kick, scream and stall. In that context this verse convicts me to be more like Yeshua when I face persecution for being His talmid. I want more than anything to be His talmid and to hear "well-done, good and faithful servant" at the end of the race.
Whoever does not carry his own execution-stake and come after me cannot be my talmid.
Maybe its because the only images I have of crucifixions are those dramatizations of Yeshua's but I always took it for granted that someone sentenced to die by this form would carry the instrument of their death without protest. But I just realized that many if not most would kick, scream and stall. In that context this verse convicts me to be more like Yeshua when I face persecution for being His talmid. I want more than anything to be His talmid and to hear "well-done, good and faithful servant" at the end of the race.
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