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When I have traveled through several Latin America countries, I have noticed many constructions in state of abandonment, usually second floors.
People started them with good intentions, but they did not consider how much was going to cost them.
They run out of money and abandoned the project.
When Jesus called the crowds to become His disciples, He warned them to consider the cost before making the decision to follow Him.
These were His words:
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In other words, Jesus was telling them: Are you sure you want to be my disciple?
Are you willing to pay the cost of discipleship?
It sounds exciting to be called “disciple of Christ”, but the problem is that many Christians are like those who want to lose weight without changing their diet or without working out.
The crowds were attracted to Jesus because He fed them, healed them, helped them, and taught them; but Jesus knew that most were temporary, emotional followers.
In order to be His disciple, you must be willing to pay the cost that discipleship requires.
What is the cost?
Loving Jesus above all.
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Jesus must be your number one love.
Jesus is God incarnated! “The Word became flesh!”
The greatest commandment given in the Old Testament and repeated in the N.T. states:
Deu 6:5
Since Jesus is God, a disciple must love Him above all, with all his being, mind and heart.
Such love demands that, if you have to choose between pleasing Jesus or pleasing others, you will choose Jesus and do whatever He says.
If you are not willing to put Him in first place, you’re not ready to be His disciple.
Putting your family in second place.
One of the most confusing verses of the N.T. is precisely this one:
Luke 14:26
If God is love, How could expect you to hate your own family?
It would be contradictory to His character.
Therefore, there must be an explication to the phrase.
The explication is that this is comparison of loves.
Your love for Jesus should make your love for other as hate.
If you are not willing to love Jesus more than anyone, your are not ready to be His disciple.
Willingness to suffer or die for Jesus.
Luke 14:27
The cross was for suffering, not for decoration around the neck or on the earth.
It was an instrument of death!
Let’s remember that a disciple is a soldier in Jesus’ Army.
We are soldiers in Jesus’ army.
No one is not willing to die for his king or country should be recruited as soldier.
Soldiers go to war to risk his life in combat.
They know it is their highest call!
Talking about carrying the cross, Jesus also told them:
Talking about Jesus told His soldiers:
Mat 10:39
Willing to suffer for His cause.
Jesus’ invitation to follow Him was not an invitation to vacation or easy life.
Answering His invitation required them to make a hard decision, a decision to life commitment, a decision to suffer it was necessary.
He warned them, saying,
You must be even willing to suffer from your own family’s hand:
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Giving up all your possessions.
Those words must have shaken at least those who had means.
To the rich man who came to inquire about salvation and claim he was obedient to the commandments, Jesus said,
Mar 10:21
Giving up our possessions means acknowledging Him as the owner.
Acknowledging Him as the owner.
Are we servants or masters?
The master is the owner; and Jesus is the Master.
When we surrender our wealth to Him, we give proof that wealth (mammon) is not longer our God.
A disciple knows that God is not only His master, but also the Creator of everything and, as such, the owner of everything.
Paul renounced to all he had for the sake of Christ:
Phil 3:7
Moses left all the treasures of Egypt because he consider the reproach of Jesus greater than riches, for he was looking to the reward.
Using the possessions for His kingdom.
In His grace, God gave us a promotion: from slaves to stewards/managers.
He has entrusted us with His riches.
The job description of a steward is to use the owner’s money to the benefit of the owner’s company, estate, or kingdom.
A disciple must be a faithful steward of God’s money:
not like the unrighteous one mentioned in one of the parables; the one who was squandering his master’s possessions.
His master called him to give an accounting of his management and fired him.
1 Cor 4:2
not like the unrighteous one mentioned in one of the parables.
The unrighteous steward was squandering his master’s possessions.
If you do not give up all your possessions, you cannot be Jesus’ disciple.
Love Jesus above all, be willing to suffer or die for Him, and give up all your possessions to Him.
The cost is high, but the honor and reward are higher.
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