Sunday July 1, 2007

Text for the Day -- Luke 9:57-62
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As they were going along the road, someone said to him, "I will
follow you wherever you go." And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have
holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has
nowhere to lay his head." To another he said, "Follow me." But he
said, "Lord, first let me go and bury my father." But Jesus said to
him, "Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and
proclaim the kingdom of God." Another said, "I will follow you,
Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home." Jesus said
to him, "No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for
the kingdom of God."

Devotional
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Don't think that following Jesus as a disciple is so easy. Jesus
rebukes those who seem to want to follow him, but they want to do it
casually, without any undo burden. The kingdom is meant to be at the
top of the priority list and not at the bottom or halfway down. Jesus
asks for a whole-hearted commitment.

Prayer
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Help me see the value of the kingdom, Lord, as I seek to count the
cost in following. Amen