Benifits of Laying down our Life

About laying down our life and taking up the cross. It’s not some nebulous spiritual exercise. When we sing “I lay down my life”, Jesus wants us to lay  down any sin we may have in our life, including things we overlook like cheating on our tax return, grudges against our neighbour, speeding, etc, and take up His cross. What does the cross represent? We often think suffering and denial, like God is some sort of spoilsport. But taking up the cross means taking up all that the cross stands for and achieved, redemption, healing, freedom, all the blessings of living in God's kingdom.