There is no following Jesus without denying ourselves! We would never go where He will lead us apart from the choice to "follow" Him. We will never follow Him apart from the choice to "deny ourselves."
"What does it profit a man to gain the whole world yet to lose his soul? What can a man give in exchange for his soul?" Nothing in this life matters in the end. Only one thing. What did we believe and do about Jesus?
Following Jesus is not easy. It wasn't easy in the 1st century and it is not getting easier today. As long as we live, we will have to "choose" to follow Jesus in faith. Our personal choices would take us in the opposite direction.
Following Jesus is difficult. Following Jesus is worth it. It pays off. Especially in the life that matters. The life that begins when this life ends.
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