The
Cost of Following Jesus
Jesus
was not the only earthly leader of His time nor was He the first make
the people of Ancient Palestine promises (Acts 5:35-37), the first of
many difference between Jesus an all others was that He only spoke
the truth. A man or woman that desires followers promises minimal
commitment for maximum benefit. Everything is spoken from the
standpoint of “here's how I'll make your life better.” Jesus
never made empty promises.
A
scribe, or man skilled in his understanding of the law, pledged his
allegiance to Christ in word, but Christ knows the heart:
“And
Jesus said to him, 'Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have
nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.'”
All
things were created through Jesus and yet they had the ability to
cower when He didn't. Jesus knew He had to be our sacrifice if we
were to be freed from the oppression of sin and death. Our Lord was
letting this man know inadvertently, that following Him eventually
led to a cross.
"And
Jesus said to him, 'Follow me, and leave the dead to bury their own
dead.'”
Jesus
seemed to refer to the spiritually and physically dead here. He was
inviting him to the only life worth living, beyond the temporal
concerns of his current existence.
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