Mark 8: Take Up the Cross and Follow Him
34 When He had called the people to Himself,with His disciples also, He said to them, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me. 35 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake and the gospel’s will save it. 36 For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul? 37 Or what will a man give in exchange for his soul? 38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
When you die, the soul and spirit goes back to God, he’s the maker. Do you understand this. When it comes to your salvation this has to be done while your among the living. Jesu said Mark8:38 38 For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him the Son of Man also will be ashamed when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
It will not be sin that sends you to Hell!!!!!!
It will be your rejection of Jesus.
Jesus asked the question what will a man give in exchange for his own soul.
The Greek word exchange means an equivalent or ransom.
Life for life, or an agreed payment.
This is where the realization hits you
You have nothing to bargin with, me and you was born with the same problem, we was born lost.
So, God, being God knew we had nothing, and would all hopelessly go to Hell without Jesus.
“God gave us his only begotten son”, and by Gods plan he went to the cross to die for your sin. “The ransom”, “Jesus is your exchange.”
If you will receive Jesu as your savior, repent of your sin, means to hate your sin, hate the stained fabric you was born in.
John 1:12 NKJV But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
We will not enter salvation upon by buying but rather exchange.
Matthew 25
New King James Version
The Parable of the Wise and Foolish Virgins
25 “Then the kingdom of heaven shall be likened to ten virgins who took their lamps and went out to meet the bridegroom. 2 Now five of them were wise, and five were foolish. 3 Those who were foolish took their lamps and took no oil with them, 4 but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 But while the bridegroom was delayed, they all slumbered and slept.
6 “And at midnight a cry was heard: ‘Behold, the bridegroom [a]is coming; go out to meet him!’ 7 Then all those virgins arose and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said to the wise, ‘Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.’ 9 But the wise answered, saying, ‘No, lest there should not be enough for us and you; but go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.’ 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came, and those who were ready went in with him to the wedding; and the door was shut.
11 “Afterward the other virgins came also, saying, ‘Lord, Lord, open to us!’ 12 But he answered and said, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, I do not know you.’
13 “Watch therefore, for you know neither the day nor the hour [b]in which the Son of Man is coming.
Going back to verse #9 the spirit of God had Mathew to pen the words he wrote.
The spirit of God said there is those
“who sell the oil” you need.
Then he uses another word buy, God buy this precious oil.
What currency can I use to buy this precious oil , that can make me right with God.
To deny Jesus is to be lost eternally,
and when Jesus lives in you. Eternally you are saved,
this life is full of people who never received Jesus as there savior and have no oil in there lamps.
Now this is where I want to bring attention too. There are those who sell the oil, the word said go to those who sell and buy.
No money can buy, we can sell, but we cant put a value on this oil of salvation. There are those who bought this oil with many tears but thought the price was too high.
Mathew 19: Jesus Counsels the Rich Young Ruler
16 Now behold, one came and said to Him, “Good[d] Teacher, what good thing shall I do that I may have eternal life?”
17 So He said to him, [e]“Why do you call Me good? [f]No one is good but One, that is, God. But if you want to enter into life, keep the commandments.”
18 He said to Him, “Which ones?”
Jesus said, “‘You shall not murder,’ ‘You shall not commit adultery,’ ‘You shall not steal,’ ‘You shall not bear false witness,’ 19 ‘Honor your father and your mother,’ and, ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ ”
20 The young man said to Him, “All these things I have kept [g]from my youth. What do I still lack?”
21 Jesus said to him, “If you want to be perfect, go, “sell what you have” and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow Me.”
22 But when the young man heard that saying, he went away sorrowful, for he had great possessions.
If I buy your sin, that makes me a sinner again ,I can enjoy your sin with you but I cannot buy your sin from you.
Mathew 11:28-30
28 Come to Me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am [f]gentle and lowly in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”
There is only one who buy your sin, his name is Jesus
The Good News of Salvation
Isaiah 61
61 “The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me,
Because the Lord has anointed Me
To preach good tidings to the poor;
He has sent Me to [a]heal the brokenhearted,
To proclaim liberty to the captives,
And the opening of the prison to those who arebound;
2 To proclaim the acceptable year of the Lord,
And the day of vengeance of our God;
To comfort all who mourn,
3 To [b]console those who mourn in Zion,
To give them beauty for ashes,
The oil of joy for mourning,
The garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness;
That they may be called trees of righteousness,
The planting of the Lord, that He may be glorified.”
The saved have oil and more than enough. Our life comes from Jesus and the oil we sell comes only by exchange. I pour this life upon you.
“Such as I have” give I thee was Peters words
Jesus words Go into all the world and preach this Gospel.
John 1:12 NKJV But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:
Some have never bought any oil, your empty,for religion has done this to you. You need oil.
Some of yall have oil, but you have never sold one once of it.
Your stagnant, your unhappy, and you have lost your purpose. You cannot keep what was meant to flow from you.
Prophet the oil is supposed to flow from you. Pour your oil upon this sick world.
There is nothing worse than being a light with no ability to shine.
