I have often wondered what it means to lay down our lives for the sake of others. I know that Jesus laid his life down for us by going to the cross that we might all be saved, but what about us laying our lives down?
In the daily living of life, God provides a way for a man to lay down his life and his freedom for his family.
In marriage we have the opportunity to lay our lives down for our mates. In service we can lay our lives down for others in big and small ways.
I have a friend who volunteers at a mission for men every week. It is a day program for homeless men and they are allowed to come in and get help and get their laundry done. This man, who was a business owner, goes in and does the homeless men's laundry every week. When he shares about this job you can feel his love for the homeless men. They matter to him and on that particular day he lays his life down for them physically as he does their laundry. But here is the amazing thing - he holds them in his heart and lifts them up to God daily. He is laying down a piece of his life for them.
Help me Lord to be able to lay my entire life down in service to you, for an hour a day, and for a lifetime.
Anne
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