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Jesus said, “Whoever does not take up their cross and follow me is not worthy of me,” in Matthew 10:38.

Jesus leaves no room for excuses, procrastination or replacement leadership. It simply comes down to this question: Are you following you or are you following Jesus?

Jesus doesn’t share leadership with anyone. He didn’t die on the cross and rise from the dead so that we could have followers. He did it so that we could follow him.

It’s time to start truly following the leader.

Zachary Elliott is the lead pastor of Fusion Christian Church in Temecula. For more information, visit http://www. fusionchristianchurch.com, http:// www.encouragementtoday.tv or find them on Instagram.

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