FROM TODAY'S READING (4/25/2014)...
"When Jesus calls us, he does not guarantee the future or even tell us what it will be like. He does promise that he will take us to be with him - which is the ultimate land! He does promise forgiveness and inner peace. He does promise that he will be with us through thick and thin. He does promise our ultimate good. But Jesus does not say that it will be smooth here on earth. He does not say that [all] problems will be solved. Nor does he promise a life of peace and ease. If you are looking for these kinds of promises before turning to Christ, you will never get them. And if you persist in your requirements, you will never come to Christ. He calls you to trust his word alone."
- R. Kent Hughes (Genesis, Beginning and Ending)
Matthew 10:37 (NLT) “If you love your father or mother more than you love me, you are not worthy of being mine; or if you love your son or daughter more than me, you are not worthy of being mine.
Mark 8:35 (NLT) If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will save it.
