"Then JESUS called the crowd, along with his disciples, and said to them, "If anyone wants to become my follower, he must deny himself, take up his cross, and follow ME. For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for MY sake and for the gospel will save it. FOR WHAT BENEFIT IS IT FOR A PERSON TO GAIN THE WHOLE WORLD, YET FORFEIT HIS LIFE ? What can a person give in exchange for his life? For if anyone is ashamed of ME and MY words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when HE comes in the glory of HIS Father with the holy angels."
The more I read scripture, the more I am convinced that some people "just don't get it"! Although JESUS Himself walked among people here on earth, they could not "SEE" Truth when it was right in front of their eyes! In John 14:6, JESUS says "I am the way, and the truth, and the ....."LIFE"...... No one comes to the Father except through me."
Yet, we have become so engulfed with making money (and paying bills) that we ignore the fact that ALL of this is temporal. In an attempt to gain wealth and security, we have ALLOWED ourselves to become desensitized and blinded to GOD and HIS word and principles. In speaking to those who could listen, JESUS said in v.36 "For what benefit is it for a person to gain the whole world, yet forfeit his LIFE?"
Our "way of life" is to build the biggest house we can afford, drive the best car we can afford, wear the nicest clothes we can afford, eat at the best restaurants we can afford,........ anything we can do to move up the social ladder is what our goal is.
Why do we not FOCUS on the "LIFE" part, instead of the "WAY" part?
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