Today's Passage: Luke 14
You know sometimes if I am honest with myself, I forget how great of a teacher Jesus was during his earthly ministry. After reading Luke 14, I am reminded at the brilliance that Jesus displayed. After a lengthy discourse on the paradoxical nature of the Kingdom of God, Jesus blatantly states the cost of following him.
In today's society of thousands of churches and religions, Jesus may simply seem like one additional prophetic figure that someone can worship or pay homage to. However, the brilliant Jesus relates following him to other task the one would encounter in an ordinary life. His point is this, count the cost before giving up your life. If a person is to build a house, then they need a rough estimate on the cost and materials needed for the project.
Similarly, if someone is going to follow Jesus then he or she should understand what that will cost. Jesus shows that it will cost everything, all material possessions, and all fleshly desires. Those of us who are already followers understand this, but we must continue to grow and teach those who do not quite understand.
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