Luke 9:62 " And Jesus said unto him, No man having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God".
What will you make more important than following Christ. Many profess to follow Christ yet when there is work to be done or a commitment to be made then the excuses come out. We tend to have an excuse for why we can't follow Christ, but will travel to the ends of the earth chasing the treasures and pleasures of this world.
Jesus said count up the cost. Salvation is free, but serving the Lord has a great cost to it. Our life is one of sacrifice and service. Jesus said to follow Him we must deny our self and take up our cross and follow. Here in our text there are many like many of us today. Many coming to Jesus saying I will follow you but let me first handle the cares of this world. Too many of God's children render to Caesar time and things which belongs to God. Too many are putting worldly affairs ahead of our godly commitments and obligations. With one breath we profess God as the head of our life, yet we give Him the tail end of our service. We pay our tithes with our last not our first, we ask His direction after we have made our decision. But Jesus said seek ye first the kingdom of God; That means before you do anything else, seek God.
Here Jesus tells one of the men , if you start with me and then turn and look back at what you are leaving, looking back as to long to go back, looking back in a moment of doubt and fear that you are not worthy of His kingdom. Are you looking back missing the life God saved you from? Do you look back in fear or are you moving forward in faith? Is Jesus truly the head of your life? What will you make more important than Jesus?
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