The Cost Of Gain Is Loss

                                               Luke 14:27
                       "And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and
                             come after me, cannot be my disciple."

       
        Here we have our Lord’s use of followers with a listening ear and open heart.  Among the  crowds; He knew that there were many light and superficial souls who had not realized the cost involved in discipleship.  Mark the thrice-repeated words-cannot be my disciple.
        Our love must be greater than the ties of family affection, Luke 14:26; must be greater than our love for our own way, which must be nailed to the Cross, Luke 14:27; must be greater than our love of possessions and property, Luke 14:33.  Christ has done more than any other teacher to cement the relationships of human love, but He always asks that they should be subordinated to the claims of God.
       What a comfort it is to realize that God counted the cost before He set about the task of redemption, whether of a world or of us as individuals. He knew all that it would cost, and surely He did not begin what He cannot complete!  Oh' For the love that Paul had; "But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ."  "Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ" Phil. 3:7-8.
        Amen!!

 Reading: (Luke 14:25-33)
                 (Phil. 3:1-11)

                                            May God Bless You
                                             And Your Families

                                                           Minister Robert A. Lail Sr.
                                                           The Cross Life Ministry