By: Erlinda Mejia-Olson
MATHEW 16:24 ~ "Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.""
MATHEW 16:24 ~ "Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and follow Me.""
You Ask Why I Follow This Jesus?
Why I love Him the way I do.
When the world's turn away from His teachings.
And the people who serve Him are few.
It's not the rewards I'm after,
Or gifts that I hope to receive.
Or gifts that I hope to receive.
It's the Presence that calls for commitment.
It’s the Spirit I trust and believe.
It’s the Spirit I trust and believe.
The Lord doesn't shelter His faithful,
Or spare them from suffering and pain.
Or spare them from suffering and pain.
I never know what comes tomorrow,
But I do know I'm never alone.
But I do know I'm never alone.
It's the love always there when you need it.
It's the words that redeem and inspire.
It's the words that redeem and inspire.
It's the longing to ever be with Him.
That burns in my heart like a fire.
That burns in my heart like a fire.
So you ask why I love my Lord Jesus?
Well friend, that's so easy to see.
Well friend, that's so easy to see.
But the one thing that fills me with wonder is,
"Why Jesus loves someone like me."
-Anonymous-
"Why Jesus loves someone like me."
-Anonymous-
I follow the Lord Jesus because He first loved me (1 John 4:19) . I follow the Lord Jesus because He died for me (Galatians 2:20). The Lord Jesus has set me free! (Romans 8:2). "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).
