I’m a big My Utmost For His Highest by Oswald Chambers fan. It’s a great daily devotional that can deeply move as well as dish out a swift spiritual kick in the pants.
Jesus said in John 15:13 “Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends.”
Based off of that, Chambers suggests the following:
“It is far easier to die than to lay down the life day in and day out with the sense of the high calling.”
And, “It is difficult, and thank God it is difficult. Salvation is easy because it cost God so much, but the manifestation of it in my life is difficult.”
Frankly, it doesn’t sound that exciting or motivating to lay down my life. And I agree with Chambers that daily laying my life down is difficult. But then Jesus said in verse 15, “I have called you friends”. The Creator calls me His friend, and it’s not because He needs me. God loves me. And I get to be His friend today.
On that note, I leave you with the popular & hilarious “Jesus Is My Friend” by Sonseed.
