Christ taught us all that serving him leads us to paradise and leads us to crosses. First the Crosses....Yes in that order. In today's world and events we must not forget that truth.
To the Church Christ said, I give you the keys to the kingdom. This is a great honor. And to Peter Jesus said, When you were young you went where you desired. But when you are old someone is going to take you to a place you desire not. This Jesus said revealing that Peter would pay a bodily price for serving him. This Jesus spoke by what death Peter would glorify Christ.
If Jesus told us to our face as he did to Peter at the beginning of our ministry that our following him would bring us much joy, much pain, much persecution and that we would literally die one day by the hands of Christ haters, would we follow him openly or would we hide our faith under a bushel or forget following Jesus all together?
Recently I learned from the Lord that to really follow him has a price and a gospel that contains no thorns but roses only is false misleading information.....deno.
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