“20 Words” – A Short Video for February 26, The Second Friday of Lent

Luke 9:18-26 TNIV

Once when Jesus was praying in private and his disciples were with him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say I am?”

They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”

“But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”

Peter answered, “God’s Messiah.”

Jesus strictly warned them not to tell this to anyone. And he said, “The Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and he must be killed and on the third day be raised to life.”

Then he said to them all: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross daily and follow me. For whoever wants to save their life will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me will save it. What good is it for you to gain the whole world, and yet lose or forfeit your very self? If any of you are ashamed of me and my words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.

I’ve mentioned my good friend JD Walt when I shared his story of the “Ant and the Grasshopper” (here).  Today, I’d like to share with you a short video that JD made.  JD is the VP of Community Life and Dean of the Chapel at Asbury Seminary and he made this video as part of the online devotional that he is doing for the Seminary community.

JD has an amazing way with words.  He can take amazingly deep and complex things and make them seem simple and he can simple things and make them even easier to understand.  He’s one of the reasons that I chose to go to Asbury and since he does such a great job helping us understand today’s scripture I will try to save many of my comments for a later time.

Here’s JD.

Which story are you trying to live in your life?  Are you trying to “save your life” and make a name for yourself or are you seeking to “lose your life” in Jesus Christ.  Are you being lost in your love for God no matter what everyone else thinks?  Hear the call of the words of Jesus today.