Simple, Clear and Easy to Distinguish

 

And he said to all, “If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me."    Luke 9:23 (ESV) “I cannot help thinking that our Christianity in these days would be considerably improved if we had a little more of it infused into our daily lives. What is it? It is just when we begin to yearn for the likeness of Christ, and long to be conformed to His image—when we begin to see clearly that the path which the Master trod was one of humiliation and reproach, and that there are plenty of sorrows to be borne, and plenty of difficulties to be battled with—it is just then that Satan will, if he can, prevent even this new-born light arising within our soul, and endeavour to turn that very light into darkness.” W. H. Hay Aitken Denying self is the foundational brick of Christianity. Picking up our cross, or purpose, daily is our primary function. In this verse we see the most basic of instructions that yield the greatest effect. Its yield is so great that Jesus claims that we are not followers if we do not demonstrate these two qualities. This is simple, clear, and easy to distinguish. How are we doing on this?