Today’s Thought “Planning a Funeral” G. Ward

John 12

²⁵ The one who loves his life loses it, and the one who hates his life in this world will keep it to eternal life. ²⁶ If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also; if anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Our Lord’s criterion for what life in earth should represent remains entirely opposite of what we hear (generally). As HE would teach HIS disciples then, that same message demanded no subversion be offered any who’d follow HIM; but theirs must portray what denial of self represents (i.e., to lose sight of oneself, along with personal interests – Matt.16:24). *This is the spiritual precedent from our Lord Jesus and if any say they know HIM without establishing a practice thereunto…

So-called spiritual leaders have sought to mitigate our Lord’s demand by insisting you hand pick passages befitting to your victorious days ahead, while those early disciples maintained “victory in Jesus” even while trials of sorts were all around (*Matt.10:16-25).