Matthew 10:37-39

37 He who loves father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me. And he who loves son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me. 38 And he who does not take his cross and follow after Me is not worthy of Me. 39 He who finds his life will lose it, and he who loses his life for My sake will find it.

Thoughts on Today's Verses:

How much do you love the Savior? On Friday we looked at verses 32-33 of this same chapter where we were challenged on the level of our committment to Christ in being willing to confess Him before others. Here, the bar is raised yet again. We are told that our love for our Savior should excell beyond any other love on earth, and that love will result in a life style that is marked by following Christ. Just as in Mt. 4:18-22 where Peter, Andrew, James, and John were called to follow Christ and they dropped everything to follow him, so we see here that we too are called to follow Christ. Are you worthy of Him? Are you taking up your cross and following him? Do you love him more than anything else?