After all the trials and the persecutions that Jesus went through on Thursday night, early Friday morning, He had to take up his Cross and carry it out of the city. Along the way, Simon of Cyrene was ordered to help carry the Cross for Jesus. While we can’t carry the actual wooden cross that Simon bore for Jesus, we each have a path that God has laid out for us. Somewhere along that path, we will meet Jesus. Then we will either accept Him or reject Him. If we accept Him, there will be a cross for us to bear. The cross may be financial, it may be physical, it may include rejection and persecution, but whatever cross we are called to bear, we can be sure that if we have listened to the whispers of the Holy Spirit and we have been obedient, we will be prepared for it. If the cross seems more than we can bear, it may be because we have not yet decided to die to our own desires. The only way to save our lives is to lose them for Jesus.
“The Gospel has come to you because it’s on its way to someone else.” -Anonymous
Post 01-07-2018
Morning Meds (Take 1 each Morning with all the Prayer You Need) 
Well stated. Thank you for the reminder. I wonder if Simon of Cyrene saw it as a privilege or a burden? In hindsight, I would see it as the greatest privilege.
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Yes, in hindsight, I believe he did since he traveled to Antioch and help start the church there.
In hindsight, just the fact that God would use any of us in His work is a tremendous blessing.
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