Kyknet Lent Guide 2022Sample

“Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it.” (Luk. 9:23 – 24 NIV)

Have you ever noticed how Jesus invites us to join Him in His suffering?
Right from the start, Jesus tells us that it’s not an easy decision to follow Him, we will have to give up on and lose out on a lot of things. He invites us to take up our cross. He never promises that it will be easy, but He does promise that it will be fulfilling.

The world says, “ Make a name for yourself! Be somebody!” But Jesus invites us to another way of living: a life of sacrifice, love, obedience, suffering, death and resurrection. The things that keep us from a life with Him, are the things that need to die. This does not mean that we are to be masochists! No, it means friendship with the One who leads us, whether on a road of death or on a road of resurrection, because He knows them both.

Reflection

What does “taking up your cross and following Jesus” look like for you? What do you need to distance yourself from in order to choose life?

Grace

Lord, I ask for the grace to choose Your life.