Paul willingly counted everything he had accomplished as ‘lost’ for the sake of having Jesus. Wow!
Sacrifice! Now that’s a word where we all seem to understand its meaning but have the greatest problem committing ourselves to it. The ability to delay gratification for something greater, the ability to give oneself up to aid in the greater cause. It’s so hard to do, but yet, it is what Jesus did for us, and willingly. Even with all the hardship that He knew He would endure. He still willingly and lovingly sacrificed Himself for us. And admittedly, no matter where we stand in life right now, up or down, thin or flush, we all still want and believe there is something better. That there is more to ‘life’ than where we are right now. The question is are we willing, like Jesus to sacrifice the now for the later.
Until tomorrow…
Pastor Botts
"…No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” – Luke 9:62
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