![]() Jesus said this to get people to re-think their enthusiasm for Him. They had to fully submit to Rome’s power, and Christ used this graphic example to show people that anybody who desires to follow God must submit to Him. ![]() They saw firsthand Roman executions, and how the condemned were forced to carry the weight of the cross. When Jesus told people to follow Him by carrying their own cross, Jesus’ audience knew exactly what He meant. Remember, Jesus said, “Come,” but when you arrive, Jesus also said, “Follow.” And the moment you became His disciple, Jesus said, “Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple” (Luke 14:27). Once you accepted Christ, you, by association with Christ, became His disciple. You see, when Jesus gave us what’s known as the Great Commission, He told us to “Go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit” (Matt. During this season of Lent, growing hotter for Christ is what we’re called to do. Getting close to the Son is what discipleship is all about. God’s looking for those people who want to get really close and stay hot because they’re close to the SON. ![]() But when it comes to discipleship, God is searching for Mercury Christians. Or maybe your discipleship is more like a seasonal Christian, who changes depending on whether it’s spring, summer, fall, or winter. You might say I’m just an Earth Christian where things can get both hot and cold. So when we talk about discipleship, you might be thinking that you’re not a Mercury Christian or a Pluto Christian. The further you travel away from the sun, the colder things get, but the closer you come to the sun, the hotter things become. ![]() Why is Mercury hot and Pluto cold? Because Pluto is really far away from the sun, while Mercury is very close. It’s Psalm 19:1, and it says, “The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims His handiwork.” Well, besides the heavens declaring God’s glory, the sky above also teaches us something about discipleship.Īll of us know that the planet Mercury is hot, and Pluto is cold. There’s a well-known verse in the Bible that talks about God’s greatness. ![]()
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