“God gifts us with crosses so that we don’t become spoiled children, but rather are trained and disciplined in the way of Jesus.  And so, the fact that crossbearing is part and parcel of being a Christian should not be repulsive to us.  We should welcome it, as hard as that is to do.  We are pilgrims here.  God doesn’t want us to put our tent stakes into earth’s soil too deeply.  If we carry our crosses after Jesus, engage in Christian ministry, and testify openly against sin, you can be sure that we will face numerous crosses.  You can’t stand up for the name of Jesus and not bear the cross of Jesus.  If our lives are spent for the cross of Christ, our lives will encounter that cross.” –Walking As He Walked by Joel Beeke, Reformation Heritage Books, page 18.

“For you have been called for this purpose, since Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example to follow in His steps…” I Peter 2:21

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