God’s Exchange Program
By Greg Laurie
“But what things were gain to me, these I have counted loss for Christ.”
—Philippians 3:7
C. S. Lewis wrote in Mere Christianity, “The real test of being in the presence of God is that you either forget about yourself altogether or see yourself as a small, dirty object.” Then he concluded, “It is better to forget about yourself altogether.”
Jesus said, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me” (Luke 9:23 NKJV). The word “deny” in the original language means to “repudiate,” “disdain,” “disown,” “forfeit,” and “totally disregard.”
So, if we are going to follow Jesus, then we need to deny ourselves. This simply means that we want His will more than our own.
