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Bible Questions Answered:
“It seems unkind to
tell a man not to go and bury his father, and follow the Lord...”
Robert/
Louisville, Kentucky U.S.A.
Bible Answer:
Bible Texts:
Luke 9:57-62 NLT (The Cost of Following Jesus)
57
As they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow
you wherever you go.”
58
But Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have
nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
59
He said to another person, “Come, follow me.” The man agreed, but
he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.”
60
But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead!
Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
61
Another said, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but first let me say
good-bye to my family.”
62
But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then
looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Three examples of the importance of the message of the kingdom.
First, a man said, “I will follow you wherever you go.”
But, how does that further the kingdom of God?
Second, a man said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury
my father.”
But Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead!
Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
A third man, told Jesus, “Yes, Lord, I will follow you, but
first let me say good-bye to my family.”
But Jesus told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then
looks back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Three stories, and three examples of not preaching The Good News.
Our Lord, was expressing the importance of proclaiming The Gospel,
must not take a back seat to the things of the world.
Matthew
6:33 KJV
But
seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and His righteousness..."
The Lord had a message to the church of Ephesus.
Revelation
2:4,5 KJV
4
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee, because thou hast left thy
first love.
5
Remember therefore from whence thou art fallen, and repent, and do
the first works; or else I will come unto thee quickly, and will
remove thy candlestick out of his place, except thou repent.
Proverbs
3:6 TLB
In
everything you do, put God first, and He will direct you and
crown your efforts with success.
Matthew
22:37 KJV
Jesus
said unto him, Thou shalt love The Lord thy God with all thy heart,
and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.
Mark
12:30 KJV
And
thou shalt love The Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy
soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the
first commandment.
Luke
14:33 KJV
So
likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath,
he cannot be My disciple.
I
Corinthians 10:31 KJV
Whether
therefore ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory
of God.
And so we must ask ourselves, what about our life, does The Lord,
have first place in all we do?
I
Surrender All
All to Jesus I surrender,
All to Him I freely give;
I will ever love and trust Him,
In His presence daily live.
Refrain:
I surrender all,
I surrender all;
All to Thee, my blessed Savior,
I surrender all.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Make me, Savior, wholly Thine;
Let me feel the Holy Spirit,
Truly know that Thou art mine.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Lord, I give myself to Thee;
Fill me with Thy love and power,
Let Thy blessing fall on me.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Humbly at His feet I bow;
Worldly pleasures all forsaken,
Take me, Jesus, take me now.
All to Jesus I surrender,
Now I feel the sacred flame;
Oh, the joy of full salvation!
Glory, glory, to His Name!
Author: Judson W. Van DeVenter
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Prayer:
II
Corinthians 5:9 KJV
Wherefore
we labor, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of Him.
Colossians
1:10 KJV
That
ye might walk worthy of The Lord unto all pleasing, being fruitful in
every good work, and increasing in the knowledge of God;
