Pay the price.

Matthew 20.22
But Jesus answered and said, “You do not know what you ask. Are you able to drink the cup that I am about to drink, and be baptized with the baptism that I am baptized with?” They said to Him, “We are able.”

--> Jesus said this in response to the mother of James and John when she asked for places of honour for her boys. Jesus responded by saying there is a price to pay. A cup to drink and a baptism to be baptised with.

Every believer has to pay the price. Many want places of honour but not many want to pay the price. Jesus said to his followers, If anyone desires to follow me, he must deny himself, carry his cross and follow me. For he who saves his life will lose it and he who loses his life for my sake and the gospel will save it. Self sacrifice for God is the pathway to greatness.

Jesus said I have not come to do my will but the will of the Father who sent me. At the garden of Gethsamane he said, Father, not my will but yours be done. *Every great accomplishment today is a result of a great price*. We need to take up Gods agenda, His will and His vision and be fully committed to it. We must spend time in prayer and in the word, keeping our desires, passions and agenda aside for the glory of the one who loved us and died for us. Paying the price is not easy but nothing great happens without sacrifice. Selfishness is the biggest enemy of greatness.

I encourage you to discover your God given purpose and fully immerse yourself in fulfilling it. Invest your time, energy and money into it. As you pay the price in fulfilling the work and the assignments that God has given you, you will be fulfilled and satisfied. Just like Jesus said, The son of man didn't come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many. Remember, there is a cup to drink and a baptism to be baptised with.  There is a price to pay. There is a cost to bear. You will get it done by the power of the Holy Spirit. Shalom