Josh’s Thoughts

Sorry for the delay in posting, folks. I had a few busy days of school from Saturday through today (not counting Sunday, but I use Sunday for a day of church and rest, so I don’t blog or anything then!). Anyway, I should be back to writing again tomorrow.

Until then, here’s a Scripture passage to meditate on.

Mat 16:21-26 GW
(21) From that time on Jesus began to inform his disciples that he had to go to Jerusalem. There he would have to suffer a lot because of the leaders, chief priests, and scribes. He would be killed, but on the third day he would be brought back to life.
(22) Peter took him aside and objected to this. He said, “Heaven forbid, Lord! This must never happen to you!”
(23) But Jesus turned and said to Peter, “Get out of my way, Satan! You are tempting me to sin. You aren’t thinking the way God thinks but the way humans think.”
(24) Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Those who want to come with me must say no to the things they want, pick up their crosses, and follow me.
(25) Those who want to save their lives will lose them. But those who lose their lives for me will find them.
(26) What good will it do for people to win the whole world and lose their lives? Or what will a person give in exchange for life?

My friend Bunty and I were talking about this passage today–we were talking about how God is looking for people who will follow Him, not people who just pay lip service to Him. It’s kind of like friendship–people who will claim to be your friends are a dime a dozen, but you know who your true friends are when the going gets rough.

Being Christian involves saying no to the things that we want sometimes, and choosing to follow Christ instead of following our own desires.

Just something to think about…