~ Good Morning!

From my devotion this morning, these verses of scripture spoke to me very deeply.

‭‭• Luke‬ ‭9:23-26 •

📖 “Then He said to the crowd, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross daily, and follow me. (24)If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it. (25)And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but are yourself lost or destroyed? (26)If anyone is ashamed of me and my message, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when He returns in His glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.”” (NLT‬)

✝️ These verses of scripture are very self explanatory; however, the bottom line is, everyone of us needs to totally surrender our lives to Jesus, accept Him as Lord of our lives and place Him first in our lives.

✝️ As followers of Jesus, we must give up our own way, take up our cross daily, and follow after the Lord. This means that we must lay aside our own desires, follow the instructions of Jesus and follow His will for our lives. This doesn’t necessarily mean that we can’t do what we would like to do in our lifetime. In my life, I have found that after I have done what the Lord has wanted me to do, that He has meet my needs and given me the desires of my heart.

✝️ If we are ashamed of Him, or to publicly serve Him, He will be ashamed of us.

✝️ Everyone one of us need to faithfully serve the Lord, out loud, in front of others, so that others can see our testimony and be attracted to Jesus.

Here is my Life Verse that I live by every single day. It will help us put, “take up your cross daily,” into the right perspective.

Matthew 6:33 . . .

📖 “But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” (KJV‬)

And here’s the same verse in a more modern translation:

📖 “But more than anything else, put God’s work first and do what he wants. Then the other things will be yours as well.” (CEV)

✝️ When we carry out our Lord’s will, and work, first, and foremost, in our lives, He is then faithful to meet our needs and give us the desires of our hearts.

I encourage you to always seek Father God out first, and make Him number one in your life. Carry out His will for your life, and never be ashamed of Him. He will reward you greatly, and will never be ashamed of you.

Sincerely,

— Pastor Gene Allen
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