Count the Cost

Genesis 34-36; Luke 14 

“’…anyone who does not carry his cross and follow me cannot be my disciple. Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Will he not first sit down and estimate [count] the cost to see if he has enough money to complete it?’”

Luke 14:27, 28

The cost of being a follower of Jesus is our death to the self-life which takes pride in our accomplishments, or beauty, or influence. The cost of knowing and following Jesus in mission is the surrender of everything we are and have including all that is most precious to us. Understanding this price is an amount higher than most of us are prepared to pay. Jesus spoke to large crowds and called them, and us, to “count the cost” - not negotiate the cost, not minimize the cost, but rather, “count the cost”. If we want to become disciples by salvation, the cost is our lives. Yes, Jesus gave his life for us; in return, we give our lives to him. This is the Good News of the Gospel.

“Lord Jesus, all I have and all I am are yours, for your glory.”