Monday // 1st April 2024
Sacrifice of total surrender
He that loveth his life shall lose it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life eternal.
John 12:25
One of the great purposes of Christ’s death was – to break people from their self-centered and selfish way of living and make them Christ-centered. Living for self is the ultimate disaster. Living for Christ is the ultimate blessing.
Our attitude toward self and Christ must be constantly renewed morning by morning. You cannot do it once for all and then move away from this responsibility. And the proper attitude is this: self deserves death, Christ deserves our entire allegiance and service. We must esteem Christ, not ourselves; have good thoughts about Him, not about self. This might be contrary to what we hear from modern psychology, and, very often, even from pulpits in our churches.
But Christ demands first place in our hearts, and we must be willing to choose Him instead of relatives. Truth is more important than family ties. Those who put family first, or self, or sin, or money, or anything else, cannot be His true follower.
Your brother in Christ,
Apostle Ashok Martin