Who's First???
Came across these verses today, its what I have been thinking about a bit as I dive into his arms and hands of control…
Luke 9:57-62 (NIV)
57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, "I will follow you wherever you go."
58 Jesus replied, "Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
59 He said to another man, "Follow me." But the man replied, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father."
60 Jesus said to him, "Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God."
61 Still another said, "I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say good bye to my family."
62 Jesus replied, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God."
We always say our priorities are God, Family, Friends, Work… I guess that is ideal.., But it is practiced? Would you really leave your family to follow if forced to? Or would you pass an opportunity to follow so you can say goodbye to your family?
It is a hard one… I am pretty attached to my family and would hope I could walk away to follow the Lord as instructed, but I hope that time never comes.
It would be the ultimate test, I fear that I would not be fit for service in the kingdom of God if that time came… I guess I would hope my family has heard these words from Jesus it would be easier to understand…
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