Matthew 16:24-26 Then Jesus told his disciples, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?
Jesus was determined to take the path laid before Him - all the way. It was a path that was headed toward the cross, and then back to the Father. But it had to go by way of the cross. There were no bypasses or detours. He could not and would not jump off the path, then try to get back on on the other side of the cross. Waiting till a later day, time or situation never was an option with Christ. It is too easy to get so sidetracked one never gets back on. Don't avoid the hard things. Don't take the easy way just because it's easy. Take His way; follow Him. It really is a matter of life and death.
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