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Reading notes on:
Devotional Classics / Preparing for the Spiritual Life / Page 7
The first selection comes from Mere Christianity
My favorite quote from this selection:
“When He said, “Be perfect,” He meant it. He meant that we must go in for the full treatment. It is hard; but the sort of compromise we are all hankering after is harder–in fact it is impossible. It may be hard for an egg to turn into a bird: it would be a jolly sight harder for it to learn to fly while remaining an egg. We are like eggs at present. And you cannot go on indefinitely being just an ordinary, decent egg. We must be hatched or go bad.” - pg 9.
I love this. We can’t just be a “good egg.” We have to fully surrender to Christ and give Him everything. Earlier in the reading, Lewis explains why anything less just doesn’t work.
The Scripture for this selection: Luke 14:25-33.
A Reflection Question:
“In Luke 14:25-33, Jesus encourages those who would follow him to “count the cost” of being one of his disciples. What has being a Christian cost you?” - pg 11.
