What Are Our Excuses?

Luke 9:57-62

This scripture should make all of us think in my opinion. We say that we will follow Jesus, but do we really mean that? I don’t think most of us do. We follow Him if it is convenient for us to follow Him. As long as we “look good” following Jesus, we will. But how many people have you told lately that you follow Jesus? And why not?

Jesus is explicit in His demands upon us. We are to “follow Him” purely and simply with no excuses. In this section of Scripture the men to whom Jesus said, “Follow me,” had excuses as to why they could not do so. We read that and think, “Oh my goodness, what were they thinking?”

Oh, my goodness, what are we thinking? It seems to me that we tend to be followers of Jesus and solid believers when it is convenient for us to do so…or when we have needs that prayer and fellowship can help ameliorate. Maybe I am just being harsh on people. But that is what I see. And I do not exclude myself from my criticism. Sometimes it is easy to follow; sometimes it is difficult to follow. But we are asked to follow Jesus first and foremost in our lives. He is to be more important than anything else including families, jobs, etc.

We need truly to follow Jesus with all our hearts and souls and might.

Carol

Bible Breath: Go proclaim / Kingdom of God