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Jesus Is Worthy

And you have got to know the context of what we’re about to read, verse 51 says, Luke tells us, that Jesus “set his face to go to Jerusalem” ().

And you could underline that in your Bible as kind of a key shift in the whole book of Luke because what’s waiting for Jesus in Jerusalem is a cross, and Luke is telling us that Jesus is headed to the cross, and so everything we read from on really needs to be read in light of the fact that Jesus is headed to the cross.

And so, with that in mind, I want you to pick up with me there in verse 57.

And you have got to know the context of what we’re about to read, verse 51 says, Luke tells us, that Jesus “resolutely set out for Jerusalem” ().

And you could underline that in your Bible as kind of a key shift in the whole book of Luke because what’s waiting for Jesus in Jerusalem is a cross, and Luke is telling us that Jesus is headed to the cross, and so everything we read from on really needs to be read in light of the fact that Jesus is headed to the cross.

With this in mind, lets begin with verse 57

I want you to see three characteristics of Christ, and I want us to do something a little different.

I want us to see Christ revealed in this passage.

Then I want to share some testimony from my own life recently that I think, hopefully, will help us understand exactly what this passage is telling us.

Jesus Is Worthy of all of our Trust

Number one, I want you to see that Christ, that Jesus is worthy of all of our trust.

This first guy comes up to Jesus and says, “I’ll follow you wherever you go.”

And Jesus says, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head” (Luke 9:58).

That’s a pretty incredible statement.

The hopes of the world resting on the shoulders of a homeless man at this point; this is pretty encouraging, being from New Orleans.

I can almost picture Jesus taking this guy to the side, all of these crowds flocking around Jesus, this man eager to follow Him.

And let’s be honest, this does not seem to be Jesus doing what we would expect Him to do.

He almost seems to be talking this guy out of following Him.

I can picture Jesus kind of pulling this guy to the side, putting His arm around him, and said, “I want you to look down this road I’m on.

I want you to look past all those people waving palm branches and singing my praises.

Look past that intimate meal with my closest friends, the disciples.

Look past that woman who’s anointing my fee with expensive oil.

Look past all that, and you’re going to see a cross.

And by the way, there are no Inns on the way.”

Jesus is telling this guy that if he follows Him, he has no guarantee of shelter over his head, no guarantee of food, no guarantee of anything regarding the basic necessities of life.

If he follows Jesus, all he’s got is Jesus.

Jesus is worthy of all of our trust.