Jesus tells those who believe on him to take up their cross and follow him. This is not always a pleasant journey. We sometimes think of our "cross to bear" as some sort of difficulty. What if we think of it as our lethal injection or an electric chair? The cross was a tool of execution. It is in fact Jesus' death. It is our death too. Taking up Jesus' cross leads to death.
Well what of this? As we think biblically we see that death in Christ is great gain. We lose our life in the reality of Jesus' resurrection. We do not gain this world. We gain eternity. We do lose our own attempts at righteousness, justification, wealth, and worldly accomplishments. Those will all pass away with our earthly body - when the cross gets hold of us. We gain Jesus' life, Jesus' righteousness, justification from the One who is just, the riches of heaven and its eternity. This is great gain.
Let us then deny ourselves and follow Christ. It seems like foolishness for now. It grants life and eternity. There's nothing foolish about that.
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