Give Up

Today’s reading: Luke 14:7-35

“In the same way, those of you who do not give up everything you have cannot be my disciples.”
‭‭Luke‬ ‭14:33‬ ‭NIV‬‬

Following Jesus may cost you everything.

It may cost you those that you love. If they refuse the invitation laid out in Luke 14:15-24, they won’t ever understand why you’ve taken such drastic measures to follow someone who is said to have raised from the dead.

It may cost you your own life. There have been millions whom have lost their lives simply because they chose to follow Jesus. Tertullian, who lived in the 2nd and 3rd centuries said, “...the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”

Yet when we count the cost, it is all worth it to gain Christ (Philippians 3:8). What a privilege it would be to give our lives for the sake of the gospel.

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” - Jim Elliot