“Fit For The
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
Luke 9:57-62
If you have ever farmed, you know you can’t plow a straight row
if you look back. A good farmer does not look back when he has started to plow.
Jesus wants to teach us that if we want to be His disciples we must make a
complete break with all loyalties that hinder our relationship with Him.
Total allegiance to God is a principle that is rooted in the Old
Testament. Today, people who cling to old sins and the worldly pleasures they
enjoyed before becoming Christians cannot be loyal disciples to Christ. When we
repent and believe in Him, we become citizens of a new kingdom. We are to break
with the sins of the past.
There is no looking or turning back for
disciples.
They march forward into battle, at all
times.
Our Daily Bread –