Our Cross is Different

[braeden]

Jesus said anyone who wants to follow him must "deny himself and take up his cross" (mark 8:34). the cross meant suffering and death for Jesus. does that mean you'll have to suffer too?
the cross is more than a place where Jesus died. it's a symbol for our salvation and a symbol of God's will. the cross was God's will for Jesus. but your cross, God's will for your life, is different. what is Jesus telling you?

*Deny yourself. Choose what God wants, not what you want.
*Take up your cross. Do God's will each day.
*Keep on following Jesus.

Following Jesus will make a difference. the old you will be left behind, and you'll become a new and beautiful person in Jesus.

 

[GodSaves]

I couldn't agree more. The cross is the a symbol for God's will. Jesus said that when we become born again we also become anew. It is a strange thing to think of that you really do change and become new. I can attest to the truth of becoming new. When I gave myself back to Him, I gained this thirst for His word and a wanting to tell everyone about Him. Believe me that was nothing like me before.

 

[braeden]

praise God! Only Him can buy our innocence back!

 

[IKTCA]

Braeden, My Dear Young Sister,

As the Lord leads you, write more since your message comes to my heart.

Rupert

 

[Larry]

Jesus said anyone who wants to follow him must "deny himself and take up his cross" (mark 8:34). the cross meant suffering and death for Jesus. does that mean you'll have to suffer too?
the cross is more than a place where Jesus died. it's a symbol for our salvation and a symbol of God's will. the cross was God's will for Jesus. but your cross, God's will for your life, is different. what is Jesus telling you?

*Deny yourself. Choose what God wants, not what you want.
*Take up your cross. Do God's will each day.
*Keep on following Jesus.

Following Jesus will make a difference. the old you will be left behind, and you'll become a new and beautiful person in Jesus.

Thank you for this beautiful reminder, braeden.

 

[Beauty4Ashes]

Thank you

 

[Michael G]

You are right, the cross is the mark of our salvation. When we Orthodox Christians depict the cross, we always show the skull of adam in a cave under the cross. Tradition tells us that "Golgotha" means the place of the skull and ancient tradition has it this is the burial place of Adam. Thus the first man to sin was the first man whose bones were washed clean by the blood of Christ. What a beautiful image of God's love and mercy for mankind. In the same way, often when God gives us crosses to bear in our life, they are usually for the greater good of God's will. God knows how much we can bear in life and how much good we can do and in his love and mercy he challenges us to do all we can do for him and grow in our faith and love for him. How much we get from those crosses depends on how much we are willing to accept the love and mercy of God and trust that the hardship of the cross will result in a greater good that we may not be able to comprehend. I just thought I would share that with everyone.

 

[C.A.B.L]

Great Reminder!