The Bible says that for the JOY set before Him Jesus endured the cross! I was thinking about that scripture this morning and just heard in my heart, "Can you endure the cross that is set before you in order to obtain the joy that is also set before you?"
We all have different crosses to bear, but we all have one in common, "the flesh". We all have to crucify our flesh daily because it is an enemy of our spirit and of the Holy Spirit! Our flesh will always complain and try to stop us from pursuing the things of God.
Can you endure the cross that is set before you in order to obtain the joy? The joy of reward in not only the life to come, but in this life as well? Jesus promises reward here on earth and also our eternal reward.
If it was just the eternal reward alone it would be worth it!!!!!
I want to say that if anyone reading this wants a scripture reference and I haven't given one just ask. You can leave a comment in the comment section or contact me some other way!
Thought for the day - Keep your eyes on the Joy set before you!
About Me
- Kristi
- Hi, my name is Kristi, I have opened this blog because God led me to do so. I want people to come here to be encouraged and built up in the Lord. I make a commit to do my best to write only what the Lord leads me to, no more, no less. I always want you to hold my words up against the Word of God to make sure they line up. Don't ever just take my word on something, go to the Bible and see if it's true. If I was reading someone's devotional I would want to know who they are and what their fundamental beliefs are. So here is a little about me, I am a home-schooling mother of 4, who loves God with all her heart. My priorities in life are God and family first, with friends coming up closely after that. I believe in the deity of the Lord Jesus Christ, as God's son He was both human and man. I believe there is only one true God, revealed as the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. I believe there is only one way to heaven and that is through making Jesus Christ the Lord of your life. I believe that we can agree to disagree and still have fellowship as Christians but these specific truths that I listed cannot be compromised on in any way.
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