Greetings brothers and sisters in Christ. I have a wonderful message for you this morning that I have entitled take up your cross and follow Jesus Christ. Before one became a Christian or a child of God, there may be issues or problems he or she was battling with, before he or she came to Jesus Christ and as such that issues or problems you are encountering is your cross and as such bible says in Luke 9:23 if any man will come after him, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow him. This implies that, no matter how smooth or rosy you want your life to be, there is a need to deny yourself and take up your cross and follow Jesus Christ daily. Because bible says anybody who does not take up his cross and follow Jesus Christ is not worthy of him according to Matthew 10:38 and as such the issues or problems you are encountering should not diminish the love you have for your savior that is why Paul will say in Romans 8:35 – 39 what shall separate us from the love of Jesus Christ? Shall tribulation, distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? ………………. certainly none of these issues or problems should separate us from the love of Jesus Christ. Because he loved us unconditional and as such we also have to love him unconditional and as such the fact that we are facing problems in life does not mean we have to abandon our faith and as such we should know that it is our cross that we have to carry and as such God wants us to follow him with our cross by been patient in tribulation according to Romans 12:12 till the time Jesus Christ himself deliver us from such predicament. Furthermore, don’t ever think that you are the only one going through the problems you are going through. Because your brothers and sisters in the whole world are also going through similar problems you are also going through according to 1 Peter 5:9 and as such we need to take solace from God’s word.
We are in the last days and as such that is why we are experiencing perilous times and as such the marriage door that has not opened for you should not separate you from the love of Jesus Christ since that is your cross: the work opportunity that has not opened for you is your cross that you have to follow Jesus Christ with: The travelling door that has not opened for you is your cross which you have to follow Jesus Christ with: the sickness you are suffering from is your cross that you have follow Jesus Christ daily with and as such every problem you are encountering in life is your cross and as such we have to be patient in tribulation until Jesus Christ deliver us from our predicament. We should not base on our problems and deny Jesus Christ. Because bible says cast not your confidence in the lord which has great recompense of reward Hebrews 10:35 and as such if we do not do so and draw back it will lead us into perdition then the Lord will not be able to save our soul because we did not believe in him according to Hebrews 10:39. Finally, when Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego encountered a problem that was life treating they did not abandon their faith in the Lord till the saving of their souls and as such we should not let the daily problems we are encountering in life to separate us from the love of Jesus Christ and as such we should see it as our cross which we have to carry to follow Jesus Christ daily till the time Jesus Christ himself save us from destruction and also the problems we encounter daily even though outwardly we are wasting away inwardly we are been renewed according to 2 Corinthians 4:16 and as such we should be patient in tribulation because through our problems God is preparing us for his kingdom and as such lets be patient and wait on him for the salvation of our souls. The bible says, faithful is he that calleth us and who will also do it according to 1 Thessalonians 5:24 and bible says we should be faithful unto death and he will give us the crown of life according to Revelation 2:10. Till then I say shalom everybody and stay safe till the coming of our lord Jesus Christ.