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ALL OF HIM

Text : Luke 14:26
 
If any man come to me and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

It's either Jesus is Lord of ALL or NOTHING.HE paid ALL the price to save ALL, that He might be the LORD of ALL. Hence, all tongue shall confess Him as the Lord. And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. Philippians 2:11.

Jesus saved you that He might be your Lord. A true disciple is one who has submitted all to the Lordship of Christ. 

The multitude may follow Christ but He does not commit Himself to them. He only commits to disciples in an experiential way.
The scripture says that _there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them If any man come to me and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple,_ Luke 14:25-26. 

The multitude was following Jesus, but He turned and said to them if any man comes to me...... This simply indicates that one may be following Jesus but not coming to Him. To come to Jesus is to become His disciple. Multitude follows Jesus for what He has to offer, but disciples come to Him for who He is. Are you one of the multitude or disciple? 

While a disciple like Simon Peter would leave the miraculous net breaking and ship sinking fish catch; miracle seekers will pitch their tent around it. (Luke 5:1-6 and 2Tim 4:10). 

You must see to it that you are not following Jesus to be a 'collector' of His offerings only but majorly to conform into His image.

As spelled out in Romans 8:29, we have been predestinated to be conformed to the image of God's Son.


Bible Reading: Luke 14:25-35.


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