Cost of Business

Have you heard about the cost of business? Have you heard it takes money to make money? Have you heard nothing is free? Have you heard there is no such thing as a free lunch? Have you heard about the cost to follow Jesus?

There is a cost to everything, even if it is only our time. Yet, our time is extremely valuable. Especially in this fast-paced world we live in. We pay the price for all of it, whether we think we do or not. In most cases, we do so willingly.

But are we willing to pay the cost to follow Jesus? In the last few verses of Luk 9, Jesus gives us clues to what the cost of following Him is. We may have nowhere to lay our heads down for some much needed rest. We are to leave the dead behind. We are to follow Him and never look back.

Though some of this may seem harsh, when we take a closer look at them, they make sense. When we are on a mission, we are often away from our own beds. We are away from home. We are in strange places. And sometimes we work around the clock.

Leaving the dead may seem uncaring. Yet, Jesus is talking about those who will never accept Him. We are not to waste our time on them. We are to continue to move into the future with Him as our focus. That means leaving behind our old selves. We are to step out in faith with a focus on obeying Him and trusting in His promises. That means shedding our sinful ways and becoming who He wants us to be.

I pray we all count the cost for following Jesus. I pray we trust in Jesus’ promises and obey Him. I pray each one of us will choose to follow Jesus, moving into the future with Him as our focus. Count the cost. Trust Jesus’ promises. Follow Jesus. Focus on Him. Let Him be your future.

Luke 9:61-62 Another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” And Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”