I Do

After months and months of planning. After all of the preparations were done. After the exhaustive rehearsals were completed. There was one last thing to do. All stayed as still as they could to hear the answer? “I do,” I said full of happiness and love on my wedding day. Those same two words, “I do,” they need to be said to Christ daily.

Every day we have a choice we need to make. The same choice Jesus made for us, to carry the cross. “And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.” “And He was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me.” Luke 9:23 (NASB) What does carrying the cross mean? “Do you see what this means—all these pioneers who blazed the way, all these veterans cheering us on? It means we’d better get on with it. Strip down, start running—and never quit! No extra spiritual fat, no parasitic sins. Keep your eyes on Jesus, who both began and finished this race we’re in. Study how he did it. Because he never lost sight of where he was headed—that exhilarating finish in and with God—he could put up with anything along the way: Cross, shame, whatever. And now he’s there, in the place of honor, right alongside God. When you find yourselves flagging in your faith, go over that story again, item by item, that long litany of hostility he plowed through. That will shoot adrenaline into your souls!” Hebrews 12:1-3 (MSG)

What is your cross? It can be the struggles you’re facing today. It can be the circumstances that seem to be weighing you down. It can be the loss of a loved one, the loss of a marriage, the loss of your home. Your cross can be the ridicule of others for the faith you have in Christ. Your cross is what you carry even though it is heavy, burdensome or unfair. Just like Jesus, we are to keep on going to the goal. What is that goal? To bring glory to God. To tally as hard as you can for the Kingdom. It is for the lost souls that are watching. For the ones who are lost and are desperately trying to find the Way. It is for you too. To grow you, mold you, mature you.

My dear friends. Today I said “I do,” to Christ. “I do” accept to live for you, sweet Jesus and to show without shame or fear of any kind that I live for the One and Only. Have you?

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Thank you for reading my dear friends. I pray these words are of a blessing. If you or someone you know would like to read this or any of my other devotionals in Spanish please visit www.ministerioreflejandolaverdad.blogspot.com

 

 

God bless you!