"You have to die!"

 

John 12:25 (TPT)

"The person who loves his life and pampers himself will miss true life! But the one who detaches his life from this world and abandons himself to me, will find true life and enjoy it forever!"

1 Corinthians 15:31 (NASB)

"I affirm, brethren, by the boasting in you which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily."

What will it profit a man

to gain the whole world,

and lose his soul

Will this make him whole?

The cutting off of fat

of altars and idols,

that have made us complacent

refusing to be bridled

There's a death

a death to self we all must bear,

to truly walk in God's glory

the sacrifice may not seem fair

But oh glory be to God!

Who's promises never fall short,

He never comes up empty

this cannot be His report

We're talking the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

the God of Jesus Christ,

THE Son of Man

for you and me who gave His life

There's no frills

and dressing up of this journey,

there is spiritual warfare and hardships

 but the sweet residue of honey 

Oh taste and see

that the Lord is good,

the fire will burn

but the purifying is understood

New realms

new doors we say,

who's willing to sacrifice

who's willing to pay

What does this

look like to you,

up 'till death

what are you willing to do?

Take up your mat

Bear your cross,

for on this side you shall see

nothing has been lost 

***Let's pray! 💜 Dear Lord thank you for assuring and reassuring us in our moments of ascension. With the ascension up the mountain, the air gets thinner, but we thank you for being our air supply, embracing every part of our lungs and mind to function here on earth. Father, we repent for being complacent, for not truly having the fear of you, for dragging our feet to your commands and vision for our lives. Father, we repent! Let us be delivered from the spirit of laziness, procrastination, and sluggardness. Let us act, to the finish, on that what you have told us to do. Let us sacrifice and die daily by prayer, fasting, in our worship, reading, our fellowship and more. There's new levels you are taking us to, and we declare that we will be ready for the advancement. Let us continue to lift up our brothers and sisters in Christ, encouraging them to never give up on you Lord knowing you have an endless pursuit of your children. Father, truly prick our hearts to believe and live by you never leaving us nor forsaking us; that you only want what's best for us, so reveal to us through different situations the lessons to be learned, the tasks to take on, and so forth. We love you and honor you. In Jesus' Name---Amen.***