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Predictability. Control. Safety. Comfort. Jesus said that God’s men can throw all these words out the window. In the end, all the energy we spend trying to eliminate risk from our lives actually works against us when it comes to our faith.
“If you try to keep your life for yourself, you will lose it. But if you give up your life for my sake and for the sake of the Good News, you will find true life.”
Mark 8:35 (NLT)
He knew their tendencies. He studied their film. He recognized their ability to compartmentalize commitment–to live an 80/20 life. Faced with the gauntlet of His own commitment to His mission, Jesus asked for His disciples’ dying breath.