Let
The Spiritually Dead
Bury
Their
Own Dead!
Scripture
Luke
9
57 As
they were walking along, someone said to Jesus, “I will follow you
wherever you go.”
58 But Jesus
replied, “Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests,
but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.”
The
man agreed, but he said, “Lord, first let me return home and bury
my father.”
60 But
Jesus told him, “Let the spiritually dead bury their own
dead! Your duty is to go and preach about the Kingdom of God.”
62 But Jesus
told him, “Anyone who puts a hand to the plow and then looks
back is not fit for the Kingdom of God.”
Observation
God
is pursuing each one of us. He wants each one of us to have a
personal relationship with Him.
Jesus
is saying to each one of us, “Come, follow me.”
Will
you and I do what God is asking us to do or will we make excuses for
not following Him?
Excuses
are just that … what God wants from me is obedience, not excuses and
I think that is exactly what He wants from you too!
To
be a follower of Jesus I must give up living my own way and follow
Him and go where He wants me to go.
John
16:24
Then
Jesus said to his disciples, “If any of you wants to be
my follower, you must give up your own way, take up your cross,
and follow me.
Application
I
will say, “Yes, Lord!” ... I will not make excuses.
How
about you?
1
Samuel 15:22
But
Samuel replied, “What is more pleasing to the Lord:
your burnt offerings and sacrifices or your obedience to
his voice? Listen! Obedience is better than sacrifice, and submission
is better than offering the fat of rams.
Proverbs
24:12
Don’t excuse yourself
by saying, “Look, we didn’t know.” For God understands all
hearts, and he sees you. He who guards your soul knows you knew. He
will repay all people as their actions deserve.
Prayer
Heavenly
Father, You know me. You know my thoughts even before I do. You know
everything about me. So making excuses for not being obedient to You
will do me no good at all. Help me to walk close to You today. Help
me to clearly hear Your voice and help me to be obedient and not make
excuses.
Psalm
119:60
I
will hurry, without delay, to obey your
commands.
Psalm
119:115
Get
out of my life, you evil-minded people, for I intend to obey the
commands of my God.
Daily
Bible Reading: Ezra 4; Psalms 113; Psalms 127; Luke 9
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