For which one of you, when he wants to build a tower, does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who observe it begin to ridicule him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’ Or what king, when he sets out to meet another king in battle, will not first sit down and consider whether he is strong enough with ten thousand men to encounter the one coming against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is still far away, he sends a delegation and asks for terms of peace. So then, none of you can be My disciple who does not give up all his own possessions.
Luke 14:28-33
The cost of following Jesus is high; be sure you are prepared to pay it. Don’t forget the difficulty of that decision either, it will help you to show empathy to new believers who struggle with returning to their old life.
Ethan Kirl
Originally published August 10, 2021
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