Running on Faith Weekday Devotions – Thursday 8 September 2022:
Lk 9:23, 14:27 “And He (Jesus) was saying to them all, “If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, & take up his cross daily & follow Me.”
“Whoever does not carry his own cross & come after Me cannot be My disciple.”
DTS’s Bible Knowledge Commentary:
“When the Roman Empire crucified a criminal or captive, the victim was often forced to carry his cross part of the way to the crucifixion site. Carrying his cross through the heart of the city was supposed to be a tacit admission that the Roman Empire was correct in the sentence of death imposed on him, an admission that Rome was right & he was wrong.
So when Jesus enjoined His followers to carry their crosses & follow Him, He was referring to a public display before others that Jesus was right & that the disciples were following Him even to their deaths. This is exactly what the religious leaders refused to do.”
Do you believe that Jesus is right?