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Posted by KnowHim (Member # 1) on :

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple. - Luke 14:33

Jesus wanted true commitment from His disciples. In Luke 14, we read that large crowds joined Him as He traveled toward Jerusalem (v.25). Perhaps these casual followers considered themselves to be His true disciples, but Jesus taught that following Him was more than just knowing facts about Him. He explained what it really meant to be His disciple when He defined the cost of discipleship: Nothing, not love for father or mother or even one’s own life, was to take precedence over loyalty to Jesus (vv.26-33). His disciples (then and now) must acknowledge that if God is to be primary in their lives, possessions and even social relationships have to be secondary.

Jesus calls His followers to be absorbed in a single, exclusive thought and passion—Him. — Marvin Williams

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Posted by MentorsRiddle (Member # 2108) on :

Good post.

Sometimes we get caught up in the trivial things of this world that truly do not matter -- thus, forgetting where our true concerns should be, on Jesus Christ.

Good Post,

Thanks for taking the time to share it.

Posted by Found in Him (Member # 7596) on :

taste and see that The Lord is GOOD...once you have tasted...nothing of this world can compare! Your desire will be for Him!!!

Good post!!!!