Success in any endeavor – be it in sports, in business, or even private life – hinges on consistency. The same is true with our lives in Christ. If we are to be effective Gospel servants and evangelists, we must consistently return to Jesus daily in prayer and in His Word – seeking His guidance for the coming day. We must also consistently simply spend quiet time with Him to allow His Spirit to recharge our commitment to discipleship and break us free from the cares and business of our lives. This is the very reason that God gave the Sabbath to mankind. He recognizes our need of Sabbath rest. Finally, we must make service to His kingdom a continual practice of reaching out to our fellow believers and those in our community at large.
Topic: take up your cross
Our redemption out of sin and death by Jesus into eternal life with Him is assured from the moment we answer Jesus’ call to believe His Gospel. But this justification is just the beginning of our new relationship with our Savior as He forms us into the effective disciples He has called us to be. This process of discipleship begins with our commitment to follow and obey Him faithfully wherever He leads us, trusting that the plans He has for us are always perfect and true.
Gospel believers are led by Jesus, beginning with His call to salvation and continuing with our commitment to His discipleship, follow Him into service in our community consistently through the spiritual disciplines which He teaches us by His Word and through prayer. This process of following Jesus begins with His call to daily deny ourselves, take our crosses and follow Him.


