benefits of the Cross

THE BENEFITS The benefit presented each day is simply a noun. It is the good and helpful result of the cross. Your journey is to read and meditate on how that benefit moves from being a noun to becoming a verb. Meaning: How does that benefit not only help your own life but also become profitable and useful in the lives of others? The question you may have right now is, why? Why should I pursue turning the noun into a verb? Think of it this way. You are the soil. The benefit you will read each day is a seed full of potential for growth (i.e. a noun). As you read, the seed will be ‘planted in you.’ This seed, if it is to grow, must be nourished and cared for (i.e. the benefit must be meditated on and put into practice). The caring of the seed is the process of turning the noun into a verb. It really is that simple but it will take work. Do not let the seed stay dormant. Let it grow into something spectacular. Philippians 2:12-13 says it this way, “…work out your own salvation with fear and trembling, for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.” You can also read Mark 6:30-32 to see how a seed (noun) becomes useful for others (verb). If you are ready to grow that seed, to turn that noun into a verb, to work out your salvation then turn the page. But, before you do. Pause … and remember this, Jesus may have died on the cross, but He is not dead. He conquered the grave. He is alive and active in our lives. HE IS ACTIVE IN OUR LIVES! And that, my friends, is the most amazing benefit of all.