GIVE UP EVERYTHING
Jesus tells us, “YOU MUST GIVE UP EVERYTHING YOU
HAVE TO FOLLOW ME” [Lk 14:33 IC]. For some whose
possessions are more important than God, it may mean to give
everything away. For others, it may mean to give up everything you
have personally gained but not what you have received as a
blessing from God. Others may have nothing except what God has
blessed them. To be sure, seek God’s guidance on what to give up,
especially things you haven’t used in a while. At another time Jesus
stated, “IF ANYONE WANTS TO FOLLOW ME, HE MUST
SAY "NO' TO THE THINGS HE WANTS. EVERY DAY HE
MUST BE WILLING EVEN TO DIE ON A CROSS, AND HE
MUST FOLLOW ME” [Lk 9:23 IC]. Following Jesus and doing
what God wants requires a great effort. To “GIVE UP
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE” may require giving up your
opinions and intellectual skills, so you can be like our role model,
Jesus, and be able to say, God told me “WHAT I MUST SAY” [Jn
12:49 GN] and what “I DO” [Jn 14:31]. Do you follow Jesus?
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