What does it mean to follow Jesus?
I appeal to you therefore, brothers by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. Romans 12:1-2
What does it mean to follow Jesus? Jesus said that if you want to follow me, you need to die to yourself. He also said, no servant should expect to be greater than his master. We shouldn’t expect as Christians that somehow we will escape trials and tribulations. In fact, the aim of a Christian should not be the pursuit of comfort, but rather the pursuit of things that honor God which often involves things that make us decidedly out of our comfort zones.
Jesus said trials and tribulations would come but He did also say that He had overcome the world. We see that in Jesus’ live and His death and resurrection. Every day we can make choices to put aside our desires, our agenda and preferences in favor of others. Every day we can choose to die to ourselves and, in one of those great ironies of life, be victorious.
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