Thank you to All who joined this 2024 - 40 Day Journey. We made it!!!
Please continue to meet the Lord every morning prayer, worship and praise. God Bless You and GLORY TO GOD!!!
Also, as you go through your week I encourage you to meditate on the prayers Jesus prayed for Himself - John 17:1-5; His Disciples - John 17: 6-19 and Future Believers - John 17: 20-26.
March 24, 2024
Jesus Teaches About The Cost Of Being A Disciple
Luke 14: 25-35
25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: 26 “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. 27 And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
28 “Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it? 29 For if you lay the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone who sees it will ridicule you, 30 saying, ‘This person began to build and wasn’t able to finish.’
31 “Or suppose a king is about to go to war against another king. Won’t he first sit down and consider whether he is able with ten thousand men to oppose the one coming against him with twenty thousand? 32 If he is not able, he will send a delegation while the other is still a long way off and will ask for terms of peace. 33 In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.
34 “Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? 35 It is fit neither for the soil nor for the manure pile; it is thrown out.
“Whoever has ears to hear, let them hear.”
REFLECTION:
I see that Jesus wants us to know that this journey is not going to be easy and I have to consider if I can endure the persecution, and other experiences that come with being a disciple. In order to be salt, my life requires me to endure some situations that I may not like, but if I pray to God, He will see me through.
APPLICATION:
I have to remember that in each situation in my life, I will have to make a choice to do things Jesus’ way or the world’s way. I have to be vigilant in focusing on Jesus and remaining in him.
PRAYER:
Lord I am so grateful that you have brought us this 40 days. Even in doing this 40 DAYS OF FOCUS, I have had to give up some things to be salt and light. Lord I have to say honestly that there are still some “things” that I hold on to that may not be salty and/or light, but I want to be salt and light so help me Lord to be who you have called me to be in Jesus name. I thank you and I praise you Lord. Amen.