📖 Scripture: Matthew 16:25 – “For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will find it.”
💡 Devotional:
The call to discipleship is a call to die to self. Jesus never promised an easy road, but He promised an abundant life for those who trust Him. Dietrich Bonhoeffer once wrote, “When Christ calls a man, he bids him come and die.”
Yet, in dying to ourselves, we gain everything. We let go of temporary things to receive eternal joy, true peace, and an identity rooted in Christ. The world tempts us with comfort and control, but the greatest fulfillment is found in surrendering to Jesus.
🙏 Reflection: Are you willing to lay down your plans, desires, and fears to follow Jesus completely? What steps can you take to trust Him more fully today?
📖 Memory Verse: 2 Corinthians 5:17 (NLT) – “This means that anyone who belongs to Christ has become a new person. The old life is gone; a new life has begun!”