Reasons for not following Jesus:
1. There is no guarantee of shelter or the basic necessities of life. This means that you might be stuck living under the bridge eating dry bread crust for the rest of your life.
2. Jesus said "let the dead bury their own dead" So family ties... Not important enough to go to the funeral. oh well
3. No goodbyes to your family. "Any man who has put his hand to the plow and looks back is not fit for service in the kingdom of heaven." This following of Jesus requires total, superior and complete devotion
So bottom line: Be homeless, No funerals for family, and no saying goodbye to mom. Plus Jesus also says,
"If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple."
Whew. That's rough
Radical Abandonment.
How often in today's American culture is this fact missed? How often is "being a Christian" just a label? The other day i saw a quote "Blonde: It's not just a hair color; it a lifestyle!"
What if we live like "Christian: Its not just a bible, church on Sunday and a fish sticker on my car; it a lifestyle!
Would that change the way you live your life? The way you interact with people? The way you see other people?
So I'm reading this book called Radical by David Platt (This is where the motivation for the post came from) and I would highly recommend it for any and all.
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