From a5bc4d82c3f9dbd29c1d8658ef86f7ab1fa2e8fa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyle Mantooth Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2022 10:34:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Luke 9:57-62 --- content/bible_journal/luke_9:57-62.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/bible_journal/luke_9:57-62.md diff --git a/content/bible_journal/luke_9:57-62.md b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:57-62.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..07ef544 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/bible_journal/luke_9:57-62.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ ++++ +title = "Luke 9:57–62" +date = "2022-12-04" ++++ + +### [Read the passage.](https://biblia.com/bible/esv/Lk9.57-62) + +While we have seen thath the disciples were imperfect people, these verses show +us that not just anyone will be willing to pay the true cost of following +Jesus. The first man sounds like he'll be loyal, but Jesus says that the road +will not be full of material comforts, or even that there will be deprivation +because of following Him. The second man asks to fulfill a familial +responsibility, but Jesus says it's not as important as proclaiming the kingdom +of God, which would be extremely shocking in that culture. The third only asks +to go say farewell to his family, but Jesus…does not actually say that +he can't. What He does say is that he can't be concerned and worried for those +he left behind when there is important work in front of him. + +The common thread in these three situations is that God wants complete devotion +from us. We can't be partially concerned with His will and His kingdom and +partially concerned with ourselves. We can't even be concerned for our own +family except as that concern is subordinate to advancing God's kingdom. (And +we should definitely be trying to build God's kingdom within our own families. +God promises to take care of our needs, both material and spiritual, temporal +and eternal. This frees us up to do the work that He has prepared for us to do. + +* * * + +Give us eternal perspectives, O Lord, so that our priorities line up with +Yours.