As they were walking along the road, a man said to
him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the
air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his
head."
He said to another man, "Follow
me."
But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and
bury my father."
Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own
dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of
God."
Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back
and say good-by to my family."
Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the
plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." Luke
9:57-62
Footnote: What does Jesus want from us? Total
dedication, not halfhearted commitment. We can't pick and choose among Jesus'
ideas and follow him selectively; we have to accept the cross along with the
crown, judgment as well as mercy. We must count the cost and be willing to
abandon everything else that has given us security. With our focus on Jesus, we
should allow nothing to distract us from the manner of living that he calls good
and true.
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All footnotes taken from the Life Application Study Bible, NIV
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