A Crutch?





We are hard-pressed on every side, yet not crushed. — 2 Corinthians 4:8



Have you ever heard sceptics say that the Christian faith is nothing more than a crutch — that the only reason people claim to trust Jesus is that they are weaklings who have to make up “religion” to get by?

Apparently those sceptics haven’t heard about the doctor in one Far Eastern country who spent 2½ years in jail being “re-educated” because he professed faith in Christ. Then, after his release, he was arrested again — this time for his efforts at his church.

And perhaps those sceptics haven’t heard about Paul. After trusting Christ, he was arrested, flogged, mocked, and shipwrecked (2 Cor. 11:16-29).


These believers were not looking for a crutch. No, they had something deep and essential in their hearts. They had a personal relationship with God — a relationship born of faith in the work of Jesus on the cross. As a result, they became children of the King — eager to sacrifice everything for the privilege of proclaiming Him. They were not limping along looking for something to hold them up.

A crutch? Hardly. Faith in Christ is not about safety and caution. It’s about believing Jesus and trusting Him no matter what. It’s about taking up a daily cross (Luke 9:23) and living for the Savior. — Dave Branon






“Take up your cross,” the Saviour said,
“If you would My disciple be;
Take up your cross with willing heart
And humbly follow after Me.” — Everest

Because Jesus bore the cross for us, we willingly take it up for Him.

PRAISE GOD
BLESSED BE THE ONE WHO COMES IN THE NAME OF THE LORD


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