Letitia Wright - A Testimony
In Matthew 16:24-26, Jesus said " If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his soul? Or what shall a man give in return for his soul?" As Christians today, we are not accustomed to denying ourselves. We want what we want - when we want it and how we want it. We want Jesus AND whatever our “thing is.” Be it gluttony, sexual sin, pride and arrogance or greed - we don't want to change who we are or give up anything to follow Christ. We're not used to sacrifice, but a holy God deserves something: He deserves us – all of us. That means denying ourselves. Giving up somethings so that we might seek God more fully. Know Him more intimately. In Genesis, God promised Abram a son. He told him He would be the "Father of many nations,"
