“If anyone intends to come after Me, let him deny himself—forget, ignore, disown, lose sight of himself and his own interests—and take up his cross, and…follow with Me….For whoever wants to save his [higher…] life, will lose…and whoever gives up his life…for My sake and the Gospel’s, will save” (Mark 8:34,35 AMP).
When Jesus said these words, He wasn’t just giving us a prescription for getting to heaven. He was telling us how to live a superior life right here on earth.
You see, there’s a greater life that we can live right here, right now. But to get in on it, we have to lay down the way of life that most of us are accustomed to. We may have to let go of the very things we’ve been trying so hard to get. Instead, we have to set our hearts on doing what God wants us to do.
That’s what Jesus did. He didn’t live His life for Himself. He lived it completely for God. He did only what the Father told Him to do—and He lived in total victory.
It’s time to realize that making Jesus our Lord is not something we do just to miss hell. Our purpose is to please God, to lay down our lives in order to fulfill His desires, to be His special possessions in the earth and to do whatever He tells us to do. Our top priority is to give ourselves to Him and to spend enough time with Him that we can hear His voice and obey Him.
Only when we do that will we be truly fulfilled. Only when we do that will we be able to live the greater life we’ve been longing for.
Talk The Truth: “I live a superior life here on earth because I have given my life for the sake of the gospel.” (Mark 8:34,35, AMP)
Study The Truth: Acts 20:7-24
Read The Truth: Jeremiah 24,25; Psalm 74
Eagle Mountain International Church, Inc.
aka: Kenneth Copeland Ministries
For the last 50 years Kenneth and Gloria Copeland have been passionately teaching Christians all over the world how to apply the principles of faith found in God's WORD to their lives.
They have seven ministry offices around the world: United States, Canada, Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, Ukraine and Latin America. Their God-given directive is to preach and teach the uncompromised WORD of God on every available voice, which is being accomplished through a variety of channels, including our Believer's Voice of Victory TV and radio broadcasts, podcast and magazine; Believers' Conventions, Victory Campaigns and Living Victory meetings; published books, website, and social media channels, to name a few.
With the expansion of technology, they have more work to do now than ever. They are determined to let the world know Jesus is LORD, and they are not slowing down anytime soon!
Website: https://www.kcm.org