📖 Scripture: Matthew 16:24-25 (NLT)
“Then Jesus said to his disciples, ‘If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me. If you try to hang on to your life, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake, you will save it.’”
💡 Devotional:
Stepping into God’s Kingdom means surrendering our control and desires to Him. Although this sounds daunting, Jesus promises real life when we choose His ways over ours. The Kingdom life requires sacrifice, but it’s in giving up control that we truly find freedom and fulfillment.
📖 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!”