LUKE 9.23
LET HIM DENY HIMSELF

To people who may be interested in following Jesus, the Lord has hard words to hear. ‘Make no mistake about it,’ He said, ‘The path of discipleship is hard, extremely hard.’ As dreadful as Jesus’ own destiny as Messiah has been, those who decide to follow him should expect nothing less. Christ’s road to Calvary was one of self-denial and self-sacrifice. In the same way, the road that the disciple is asked to take is one of self-denial and self-sacrifice. This is how Jesus put it in Luke 9.23.

Luke 9.23. Then He said to them all, ‘If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.’