August 16 - “Why Don’t People Stick With Jesus?”
Luke 14:25-34
Contrary to what you hear in so many pulpits today---Jesus was not always warm and fuzzy; there were times when Jesus did not give a “feel good, upbeat, positive” lesson; in fact, there were times when Jesus was downright hard core, and makes it very clear that in order to follow Him we must forget everything else, and put Him first---He will not share our allegiance with anyone or anything else. What that means is, Jesus must come before our parents, spouses and children. And Jesus does not stop there, He asks even more, for He tells us that after we lay down everything else at His feet---we must then pick up our own cross and follow Him wherever He may go.
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