Deliberately Give Up Your Right

We are a prideful, willful bunch that like our rights – and I’m guessing just the title of this post caused some to chafe more than a little.

“The cross of God is the redemption of the world. The cross we have to carry is that we have deliberately given up our right to ourselves to Jesus Christ . . . With regard to all the pleasures and interests of this life, push this simple consideration: 'Is this the kind of thing the Son of God is doing in the world, or is it what the Prince of this world is doing?'” – Oswald Chambers

There is no better time than this Good Friday to give up your right to yourself and become a servant of God. It is a step you will not regret...