“顾惜自己生命的，必要丧掉生命；但为我牺牲生命的，必要得着生命。”
马太福音 10:39
“He who has found his life will lose it, and he who has lost his life for My sake will find it.”
Matthew 10:39
When we choose to follow Christ, we won’t necessarily be popular. Our highest calling is not self-promotion or self-preservation. A hero jumps into deep water to save someone who is drowning, but that same person could well lose his or her life (to quote Jesus) in the process of seeking to save someone else.
Jesus indicated that even family members (normally our closest natural connection) may be squared off against us. While others may become our obstinate opponents because of Christ, we are obligated to show unselfishness because of Him (Phil. 2:3–5). “For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain” (1:21). It’s a profound paradox.
To lose our life for Him means to find it. Has there been a time when the choice to follow Christ has cost you?
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