THE COST OF CHRISTIAN DISCIPLESHIP

at November 21, 2024

Anything worth its salt, never comes easy and free. It demands a price to be paid, and sacrifices to be made. If someone wishes to win a gold medal in Olympics, they ought to put in efforts, towards that end, and such efforts will cost us huge. Same is the case with Christian walk and discipleship. It will not come to us, just by wishful thinking.

The path of Christian discipleship, goes through the door of obedience. 
– ‘Spiritual maturity isn’t measured by how high you jump in praise. But how straight you walk in obedience.”
The above anonymous quote on discipleship, makes it amply clear, that our discipleship involves, our total obedience. Our obedience to God’s call to discipleship involves…
– TOTAL SURRENDER
– JOYFUL SACRIFICE
– ENDURING SUFFERINGS
– BEING STEADFAST

The words of Jesus sum up well, all that the LORD is asking of us as His disciples.
– “23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me. 24 For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for My sake will save it.” – Luke 9:23-24
– “24 Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain. 25 He who loves his life will lose it, and he who hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life. 26 If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honour.” – John 12:24-26

Where are we standing this morning, when it comes to being a disciple of our LORD? Do we realise the cost? Are we willing to pay the cost? Are we paying the cost of being a disciple of the LORD Jesus Christ? Is there anything else that we need to surrender to the LORD? Is there anything that we are still withholding from the LORD? May we be the true disciples of the LORD Jesus. Even so the LORD help us.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

Jesus made it clear that the one who bore his own cross would follow the life and pattern of Jesus. Jesus…recognized that He would bear His own cross; that He would go before [us.] This is following Jesus at its simplest. He carried a cross, so His followers carry one. He walked to His self-death, so must those who would follow Him.

– – David Guzik