II Corinthians 4:5-7
"For we preach not ourselves, but Christ Jesus the Lord; and ourselves your servants for Jesus' sake. For God, Who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us."
January 22nd
"If any man come to Me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple. And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after Me, cannot be My disciple." Luke 14:26-27
THAT in your life which you find as a grief and trial and displeasure, HOIST IT TO YOUR SHOULDER AND BEAR IT WITH CHEER! Your family which through "desire" you have brought into being: these whom to you are like LIFE itself – must all be renounced, taking second place to your desire to REenter your Father's heavenly home! Your father, mother, brethren, and kindred must all be downscaled in your estimation to the end that your blessed Lord becomes THE ONE CONSUMING PASSION! Even the very things you possess; yes, to the physical life itself must become contemptuous in your sight:
• Jesus your Savior – your one and only Treasure! •
Gems for Daily Living