The Believer's Journey to the Cross

The Believer's Journey to the Cross

John 12:23-27

We all know that Jesus walked the road to Calvary, but did you know that believers also journey to the cross? Jesus lovingly takes their hand and leads them to the cross. Even though this is the last place anyone wants to go, it's the only way to partake of God's best for our lives.

The trip to the cross is not one you take with family and friends. It's a personal journey with just you and Jesus. He strips away everyone and everything you depend on so that you'll learn to rely only on Him. At the cross, He uncovers layer after layer of self-deception until we begin to see ourselves as He does. Soon our self-centeredness, inadequacy, and failures are laid bare.

The cross is a place of brokenness, but it's necessary because there's no other way we'll ever bear fruit. If we hang onto our lives and refuse to take this journey, we'll be like a grain of wheat that is never planted and never grows. But those who willingly die to themselves will produce an abundance of spiritual fruit. The only way Christ can live His life through us is if we allow ourselves to be crucified.

God doesn't want you to be content with just your salvation. There's so much more He desires to give you and accomplish through you. Are you willing to take the road to the cross with Him? Yes, it's painful, but the rewards in this life and in eternity far outweigh any suffering you will experience.

 

Mariam. (Mama Joe)

Grace is the heavenly resource behind all of God's promises.

Faith is the simple means of accessing that grace

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