Matthew 10:39 "If you cling to your life you will lose it; but if you give up your life for me, you will find it."
Jesus has some very difficult things to say in Matthew 10. He says he came "not to bring peace, but a sword" and "If you love your father or mother more than me, you are not worthy of being mine..." Jesus' teachings aren't always full of love, joy, peace rainbows and butterflies!
In what ways do I cling to my life? How can I give up my life for Jesus? Certainly I could literally die for Jesus someday...if it came to that. But that may not be likely. So how can I daily "give up my life" for him?
Dear Lord, help me to daily serve you with all of my life. I pray that my thoughts, words and actions would serve you. Amen.
