“Then Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross, and follow me.”Matthew 16:24 NLT
I just watched Roland Baker speak about the cost of serving the Lord in Madagascar. He, and Hedi his wife, have been on their desth beads several times. They have face climatic disasters, financial disasters, threats by terrorists and more. Whilst he did not say all this I know from following them they are true.
I have a dear friend here in Nepal who is under attack, again, as one of her young charges is in hospital and the tests done and to be done are costing a mountain of finance. I was there myself four weeks ago. It looked like I had a mini-stroke. After much expense and tests showing nothing serious I was discharged on blood thinners.
There is a cost of following the Lord! There is a cost in serving Him. We know this and still we follow. We could not fathom a life without Him. In all things He provides and is with us.
The trial is not fun but we live to tell the tale of what God is doing because of our faithfulness. That is the adventure!
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