When the days drew near for him to be taken up, he set his face to go to Jerusalem. And he sent messengers ahead of him. On their way they entered a village of the Samaritans to make ready for him; but they did not receive him, because his face was set toward Jerusalem. When his disciples James and John saw it, they said, “Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?” But he turned and rebuked them. Then they went on to another village. As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 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.” To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:51-62, NRSV)
So what does it cost to be a follower of Jesus?
In this passage you have to:
Give up your home (foxes have holes and birds have nests, but I have no place to lay my head)
You can not bury your relatives
You can not say good bye to loved ones.
Are you ready to follow?
And here is the thing, you can not be a fan. You can not just be with Jesus when He is winning or doing what you want, and then when things turn and Jesus is calling for the hard stuff, you can turn away. It doesn’t work that way. We need to be completely committed followers of Jesus. Fully in.
But if you can be a completely committed follower, your life will change and become something you could not have possibly imagined.
The cost is high, but it is fully worth it!
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