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[The Glory Unveiled]
“Jesus said to all of his followers, “If you truly desire to be my disciple, you must disown your life completely, embrace my ‘cross’ as your own, and surrender to my ways.” [ Luke 9:23 TPT ]
Many of us go about saying we are disciples of Jesus, in other words, true followers of Jesus, but here, Jesus shows us the blueprint for becoming His disciples. The statement Jesus made in the above verse was to all who were following Him at the time. In fact, the people were referred to as His followers. But they were not all disciples then. And so, Jesus puts out the description of who His disciples were. So that anyone who fell into that description can be referred to as a disciple of Jesus. So, in the large body of “believers”, among people who claim to know the Lord, there are those who are actually His disciples. The requirement for becoming Jesus’ disciple is to disown your life completely, not partially, embrace Jesus’ cross [burden/death] as theirs and then finally surrender to Jesus’ ways. What a criterion for joining the school of Jesus’ disciples. Interestingly, the criterion is still the same in our day and time. To disown our life completely means relinquishing every right we have over our lives to choose what we want and what we don’t want. When we lose that right over our lives, then we are ready to start a journey with Jesus because there is a life He offers which will not compromise or compete with our selfish, sinful life. And then, the next thing is for us to embrace His cross—His sufferings as ours. When we do not hide or excuse ourselves from His sufferings and shame, then we are ready to surrender to His ways and become His true disciples and followers. Being a disciple of Jesus is not a statement made with the mouth but a loss of one’s life and putting on Jesus’ life.
Prayer_Bead: Dear Lord, thank you for the grace and opportunity to become your disciple. Help me to follow the blueprint in your word in Jesus’ name.
Wisdom_Quote: A disciple is a man or woman who gave their identity up for Jesus’.
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