Luke 14:25-27
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother , his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, even hiS own life- he cannot be my disciple…. Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciples.”
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate his father and mother , his wife and children, his brothers and sisters, even hi own life- he cannot be my disciple.”
- This is not about “hating” or getting angry or becoming allergic with your family and loved ones. It doesn’t also mean to abandon them! That’s silly. God is love, and He surely doesn’t want you to hate anybody especially your family. In this verse, God just wants us to be reminded what life is all about. He should come first. He is above everything. Hence, before we please anyone around us, God should be pleased first. If pleasing other people, including your family, will not please God, then you should get over it. Everyone and ourselves should come next to Him. Life is not about you, it is all about Jesus.
“He cannot be my disciple.”
- If we claim that we are a follower of Christ or if we consider Him as our discipler, it should show in our way of living. Do we put Him fist above all things? Do we pause for a while to ask Him before making a decision?
“Anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciples..”
The cross is the sign of our redemption from sins through Christ. In any way we look, the cross will remind us how sinful we are but the grace of God has washed us from being sinful. Everyday, we should carry this cross. The weight of the cross- the burden of the sins of this world- we have to carry them as a burden not as a comfort or pleasure. It is easy to live in this world if we are conformed to its pattern. In contrast, it will be hard to carry the cross- the sins of this world. We belong to God not to this world. As aliens, strangers, foreigners in this world, knowing that everything is temporary, it will be hard to conform, that is- if we hate sin. The true disciple of God hates sin (but love the sinners, that’s why God love us) [I used “love” not “loves” because God, refers to the trinity- Father, Son, Holy Spirit]
ARE YOU A DISCIPLE OF GOD?
ARE YOU READY TO OBEY HIS GREAT COMMISSION?
