..Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink....—Matthew 20:22
This was Jesus' response to the request of His disciples James and John to sit on His right and left hand.
Many people want God to bless them with a high position, but they are not ready to stop living a self-centered life. God considers selfishness to be a low level of living.
We can choose to spend our lives trying to get what we want when we want it, but it is a lower life. There is a higher life. If we will not give up the lower life, we will never have the higher life. But if we are willing to give up the lower (natural) life, then God will give us the higher (spiritual) life.
Jesus is now seated at the right hand of the Father. He had to lay down the lower life first before He got the higher life.
In order to be promoted as Jesus was, we must crucify the flesh. We must forget about ourselves—stop thinking about ourselves, talking about ourselves, and trying to get our own way. We must first make an investment, then God will give us a mighty return.
If you want the higher life, be willing to drink the cup that Jesus drank—the cup of unselfishness.
Pray This:
"Father, in the name of Jesus, I break the bondage of selfishness off my life. Thank You that I am free."
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