Sunday April 29, 2012 – 2 Samuel 4-5; Psalm 139; Matthew 16
S: Matthew 16:24-26
Msg: Then Jesus went to work on his
disciples, “Anyone who intends to come with me has to let me lead. You’re not in the driver’s seat; I am. Don’t run from suffering; embrace it. Follow me and I’ll show you how. Self-help is no help at all. Self-sacrifice is the way, my way, to find
yourself, your true self. What kind of
deal is it to get everything you want but lose yourself. What could you ever trade your soul for?
O: A life run on
self-will will be lost. But a life
surrendered to Jesus; willing to be discipled by Him will find its true self.
A: The world is full
of the results of trying to run our own lives.
Everywhere you look you see broken, lost people. People trying to live without direction and
thinking to themselves, “there has to be more”.
Jesus is the More. The world expends a ton of energy seeking
fame, fortune and yet when they achieve it they find it was all an empty
promise. Jesus invites us to follow him, surrender to his
lead, give up our pursuit of empty promises and instead enter into a life of
promises fulfilled where you will meet the you that your creator intended for
you to be.
P: Jesus my way didn’t
work but yours does. Remind me daily
Lord to surrender the “driver’s seat” of my life to you so that I can truly
follow you and become the person you designed me to be. Amen.
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