“Take up thy cross the Savior said, if thou would my disciple be, take up thy cross with willing hearts, and humbly follow after me”. My brothers and sisters in Christ, I am sharing this beautiful hymn written by Charles William Everest with you, to encourage you in your walk with God, as I am encouraged myself.

Jesus is calling on all of us, to deny ourselves, to take up our crosses, and follow him, if we want to be his disciples; he is calling on all of us, to lay aside all the worldly things that we covet and possess, because we could gain all of these things and lose our souls, and that is not his desire for us. He went to Calvary to give us the free gift of salvation. So as the song-writer encourages us, “Take up your cross; let not its weight, fill your weak spirit with alarm; Christ’s strength shall bear your spirit up, and brace your heart and nerve your arm. Take up your cross, heed not the shame, and let your foolish pride be still; the Lord for you accepted death, upon a cross, on Calvary’s hill. Take up your cross, then, in Christ’s strength, and calmly every danger brave: it guides you to abundant life, and leads to victory o’er the grave”. Praise the Lord!