God's Word & Obedience (TMF:1449)

Thursday, September 03, 2020
Peace to Live By: God's Word & Obedience (TMF:1449) - Daniel Litton
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       Therefore, picking up our crosses and then actually following Jesus, which is making his Word the guide to our lives in being obedient to him—those two things—go hand-in-hand. I think this concept of taking up our cross individually and following Jesus seems pretty foreign for us here in American society. For one, I think that’s because of the current religious freedom that we so definitely enjoy in our country. Our government stands, at least currently, on freedom of religion, the ability to be free in following Christ as we feel called to do so without threat from our own government or fellow citizens. The disciples during Jesus’ day would often face threats from the Jewish government, and even the Roman government. Really, we face no such threats for us today—God has blessed us very much. Now, some Christians believe because of this, we need to find new ways to suffer, so to speak, since we have this privilege of religious freedom in our country.