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The Cost of Following Jesus

¹⁸ When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. ¹⁹ Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.”

²⁰ Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”

²¹ Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”

²² But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

Who would not like to be in the circle of Jesus's disciples?  To be close to him, learning from his words and actions, sharing his joys, fatigue and the warmth of his friendship...But such "bliss" comes with a price, and not many can pay it. There is no comfort, there is no family priority that comes before loyalty to him. As we see above, it's not for everyone.  What is Jesus challenging me to do, to be in my family or job where the demands or commands of others seemingly impinge on my "freedom'?  As always I  need to reflect on what I hear God calling me to do to be a sincere and true follower. 

Bro. Rene