And He (Jesus) 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. For whoever wishes to save his life (soul) will lose it, but whoever loses his life (soul) for My sake, he is the one who will save it.
Luke 9:23-24¹/Matthew 16:24-25²/Mark 8:34-35³ NASB
To deny “self” is to allow Christ living in us to have full reign of our lives. Surrendering our life to Christ who took on our sin so we could walk in Him free from the burden of sin and eternal Hell.
And taking up our cross is not a burden to carry alone.
Simon of Cyrene carried the cross of Jesus. As we carry our cross we have Jesus to help us to deny self for His purpose. For His glory.
🌹Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.
Luke 14:27 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.14.27.NASB1995
And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me.
Matthew 10:38 NASB1995
https://bible.com/bible/100/mat.10.38.NASB1995
Are you carrying the cross of self denial?
Portrait #1 Christ in You
Portrait #2 Walk in Him
Portrait #3 Take Up Your Cross-Self Denial
Continually Seeking Him,
Sharon
https://indasharonjesus.org
¹ https://bible.com/bible/100/luk.9.23-24.NASB1995
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