Topic: Self Denial 🙇🏻♂️🙇🏻♀️
Bible Verse: Luke 9:23 Then Jesus said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him *deny* himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me"
Message: We know that to reach heaven we have to follow Jesus & now He ask us to deny ourselves to follow Him. What is self denial? God knows & he supplies all our needs to live in this world (Matthew 6:8, 25-34). But there are self desires which come to us from flesh, world, & devil. These we should deny (Ephesians 2:2-3 & I John 2:16). Secondly, our first love should always be for Jesus. Anyone who loves family, friends or any others more than Jesus cannot follow Him (Matthew 10:37). This sounds harsh until we understand the Truth. It is God who first loved us & gave himself along with all others to us. Only through Jesus we can truly love others (Matthew 5: 43-48). Finally, Jesus is compassionate on our struggles to deny ourselves. His blood cleanses us & He pours His Holy Spirit on all flesh that we deny the weakness of flesh (Hebrews 2:17,18 & Romans 8:4). God bless you.
Prayer: Dear Lord help us to deny ourselves daily. Continue to speak with us. In Jesus name Amen