The cross was never meant to be an ornament for us to hang in our homes.  Neither was it supposed to be a fashion accessory for us to wear on our ears or around our necks.

When Jesus calls us to be His disciples, He requires us to take up our cross and follow Him.  What does this mean?

In Bible times, carrying a cross had serious implications.  A person carrying a cross was a person who was going to die…  It was a form of capital punishment under the Roman Empire.  Jesus was made to carry His cross up to Calvary where He was eventually crucified.

If we are to be Jesus’ disciples, we must pick up our cross, die to ourselves, as we follow after Him…

IMPORTANT NOTES:

There are just too many nice sentimental clichés out there!  We like to share them and/or repost them.  I call these “FEEL GOOD CLICHÉS”…

Feel-Good-Clichés make us feel good.  Often, they merely present a one-sided truth; which sentimentally and shallowly encourages us.

I do not quite like Feel-Good-Clichés.  So, I am making special effort to write and compose sayings that will be more Biblical, more balanced and more accurate.  In trying to counter mere positive thinking, I may tend to somewhat polarized towards the “negative” end.  Probably this is quite unavoidable…

If the Lord so lead you, I would like to enlist your help to rectify our addiction to simplistic positive thinking.  Share, repost, and promote the poster above.  Thank you!