LETTING GO OF SIN and dying to ourselves is costly. When Jesus approached those four fishermen by the sea, he beckoned them to leave behind their professions, possessions, dreams, ambitions, family, friends, safety, and security. He bid them to abandon everything. “If anyone is going to follow me, he must deny himself,” Jesus would say repeatedly. In a world where everything revolves around self — protect yourself, promote yourself, preserve yourself, entertain yourself, comfort yourself, take care of yourself — Jesus said, “Slay yourself.” And that’s exactly what happened. According to the Bible and tradition, these four fishermen paid a steep price for following Jesus. David Platt
Posted on: Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:16:05 +0000
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