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The "Go" of Renunciation
Luke 9:57
They were all going along the road. Someone said to Jesus, "I will
follow you any place you go."
Our Lord's attitude toward this man was one of severe discouragement,
"for He knew what was in man"
John 2:25
He did not need anyone to tell him about people. Jesus knew what was
in a person's mind.
We would have said, "I can't imagine why He lost the opportunity of
winning that man! Imagine being so cold to him and turning him away so
discouraged!" Never apologize for your Lord. The words of the Lord
hurt and offend until there is nothing left to be hurt or offended.
Jesus Christ had no tenderness whatsoever toward anything that was
ultimately going to ruin a person in his service to God. Our Lord's
answers were not based on some whim or impulsive thought, but on the
knowledge of "what was in man." If the Spirit of God brings to your
mind a word of the Lord that hurts you, you can be sure that there is
something in you that He wants to hurt to the point of its death.
Luke 9:58
Jesus answered, "The foxes have holes to live in. The birds have nests
to live in. But the Son of Man has no place to rest his head."
These words destroy the argument of serving Jesus Christ because it
is a pleasant thing to do. And the strictness of the rejection that He
demands of me allows for nothing to remain in my life but my Lord,
myself, and a sense of desperate hope. He says that I must let
everyone else come or go, and that I must be guided solely by my
His head."
Luke 9:59
Jesus said to another man, "Follow me!"
But the man said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
This man did not want to disappoint Jesus, nor did he want to show a
lack of respect for his father. We put our sense of loyalty to our
relatives ahead of our loyalty to Jesus Christ, forcing Him to take
last place. When your loyalties conflict, always obey Jesus Christ
whatever the cost.
Luke 9:61
Another man said, "I will follow you, Lord, but first let me go and
say good-bye to my family."
who is intensely ready to go, but never goes. This man had
reservations about going. The exacting call of Jesus has no room for
good-byes; good-byes, as we often use them, are pagan, not Christian,
because they divert us from the call. Once the call of God comes to
you, start going and never stop.
Call 1-888-NEED-HIM or 1-888-633-3446.
t Michael t
An excuse has been defined as the skin of reason stuffed with a lie.
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