Mark 14:31 - "But Peter kept saying insistently, 'Even if I have to die with You, I will not deny You!' And they all were saying the same thing also."
Crisis moments reveal true character. We can all be heroic in our resolve to follow Jesus in theory. However, when the moment of decision comes, how committed will we be to stay the course? Consecration is something each one of us will deal with, every day, the rest of our life here on earth if we know the Lord. How well we respond to each instance will determine how God sanctifies us for His purposes.
Religion will often look like the "real deal." However, when the flesh (or our old nature) is faced with death, it will always run and hide. We must all beware of the pride of selfish ambition (James 3:16). It manifests itself most profoundly in zealous, religious pledges that have no substance once the test of consecrating ourselves to Jesus comes our way.
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