Seventh Day Baptist
Christian Education Council
PO BOX 1678
Janesville, WI 53547
—Mark 8:31-37
by: Gabrielle Osborn.
I once had a college professor say, “Jesus doesn’t tell us to pick up our balloons and candy and follow Him, He tells us to take up our cross.” Like Peter in this passage, we often like to focus on the sweet, happy parts of Christianity and skim past the hard parts. This passage reminds us that following Jesus is no easy feat; we are called to deny ourselves and fully submit to Him. Our lives in this world are not meant to be luxurious and lavish. We cannot live for this world—we are instructed to pursue our heavenly home.