Daily Devotion
January 11
What My Obedience to God Costs Other People
“As they led Him away, they laid hold of a certain man, Simon … , and on him they laid the cross that he might bear it after Jesus” (Luke 23:26).
If we obey God, it is going to cost other people more than it costs us, and that is where the pain begins. If we are in love with our Lord, obedience does not cost us anything—it is a delight. But to those who do not love Him, our obedience does cost a great deal. If we obey God, it will mean that other people’s plans are upset. They will ridicule us as if to say, “You call this Christianity?” We could prevent the suffering, but not if we are obedient to God. We must let the cost be paid.
