It Ain't Easy

It ain't easy to follow Jesus! He never said it was. In fact, he said that it is anything but easy. One after another men approached Jesus saying they were going to follow him (Lk.9:57-62). To the first man he told real quick that he didn't have a home of his own to lie down. His was not a life of comfort. To the second man he told to come now. He couldn't wait around for his family (father) to die. Perhaps he was waiting on an inheritance that he thought might help him to minister financially better (just a thought). The third man had concern for going back to his family. Jesus told him to not loo back. This could seem cold and harsh, but what it does show is the gravity of following Jesus. It is not a part-time, half-hearted gig. ---Come and follow or don't. No one is begging you. The reason so many believers are meandering today, and have a wimpy faith is they have not counted the cost. Better yet, they have not accepted the cost of true discipleship. You have to die to self. Jesus did. He lived his life with the cross in mind. Jesus headed steadfastly to the cross(Lk.9:51).