Luke 9:23-26

We need to do the right thing for the right reason….. out of the love we have for God and the grace that He provided in Jesus. 

This Jesus who was raised from the dead by the power of the  Holy Spirit  to give  all  people the opportunity of salvation through the Good News. The Father  wants no one to perish but all who believe to have eternal life with them.

It is possible to do the right thing for the wrong reason for our own glory or the wrong thing for the right reason through misplaced compassion but ultimately we need to mature and have  God’s wisdom to do the right thing for the right reason.

It makes no sense to attempt to save our lives on earth only to lose everything when our lives quickly and inevitably pass away. The wise course is to invest our earthly resources—our time, talents, and wealth—in what is eternal. Even if we lose our lives for Jesus’ sake, that investment will produce returns for all eternity

Luke 9:23-26

²³ Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. ²⁴ For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it. ²⁵ For what profit is it to a man if he gains the whole world, and is himself destroyed or lost? ²⁶ For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words, of him the Son of Man will be ashamed when He comes in His own glory, and in His Father’s, and of the holy angels.

Then Jesus said to His disciples, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 

Matthew 16:24

For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 

Mark 8:36

For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ, for it is the power of God to salvation for everyone who believes, for the Jew first and also for the Greek. 

Romans 1:16

If we endure, We shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also will deny us. 

2 Timothy 2:12