Title: The Disciple's Path / Luke 9:57-62
Content: Believe in Jesus, receive salvation, receive blessings, prosper, receive grace, receive joy and joy,
There is peace and hope. But the path of the disciples of the Lord is not easy.
not.
1. Lessons for those who want to follow the Lord unconditionally (57)
“Wherever I go, I will follow you.” Very beautiful, wonderful and ahead.
looks like a believer. Anyone who is willing to follow the Lord
It's good to come forward voluntarily, but it's because I said it without thinking deeply at all.
needed the Lord's advice. “Foxes have dens, and birds of the air have nests.
But the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” The Lord is Lord of all things in the universe and
He is the Son of God, but he gave up his high throne to save God's people.
He gave up the glory of the kingdom of heaven and went on his own to save the poor mankind.
He was happy to be in trouble.
Moses also abandoned the wealth and honor of being a prince of Egypt and suffered with the Lord's people.
Did you rejoice in this and receive training in the wilderness and minister in the wilderness for 40 years?
All. A royal palace is good for an individual, and he is reviled by the Israelites in the wilderness.
I am a person who does not need to live, but giving up everything and suffering as joy
I thought It means that you cannot become a disciple of the Lord with such determination.
Believing in Jesus is not always a pleasant and smooth path, but contempt and disdain.
It is the way of the cross of longs, bullying, trials and hardships. especially close to the Lord
The disciples of the Lord who want to serve here are attacked by Satan and evil spirits and
That means you can be hated. Start your life of faith with joy
In doing so, you may become very hurt and disappointed and lose your faith. Lord
The Lord taught that the way of the disciples to follow is the way of the cross and must be followed and prepared in advance.
I am recommending it.
2. Priority of those who follow the Lord (59-60)
“Lord, allow me to go first and bury my father.” Parents’ funeral
is the most important thing for your child. That's why I'm giving vacations to the soldiers in the army.
Send them away, and even send out prisoners for a while to bury their parents.
Let's see the expression. But the Lord is more than that, even in this important
More importantly, it saves sinners who die forever and go to hellfire.
that's what you do.
Bringing the dead to the grave leads those in hell to heaven
There are many who have funerals that are not actually more important than what they do, but they follow the Lord.
There are few workers. Of course, we are told to neglect our responsibilities for the family and society.
not a word. The funeral that the Lord is talking about here is a three-day or five-day market.
It is the Lord's work until the father returns and the funeral is held.
It means that I can't do it, or I'll follow up after I've been buried for a year or three.
It is a word about a person. He who is too devoted to the rituals of the world
It is saying that you are not worthy as a disciple.
3. Advice to those who follow the Lord conditionally (61-62)
“I will follow you, but first allow me to say goodbye to my family.”
You cannot follow the Lord with an open heart. You can go to heaven and hell at the same time
You cannot serve the world and the kingdom of God at the same time. have to leave
Just as we can go to heaven, we must give up the most important and closest things to get the most precious eternal life.
can own it.
Like Lot's wife, while leaving the ruined city of Sodom, hoping for salvation and eternal life,
I couldn't let go of my regrets about the city of Sodom. his furniture and treasures
I couldn't throw it away. The lust of looking back kills him and turns him into a pillar of salt.
It was. She loved material things more than her husband and children, but lost her husband and children
I lost my quality and even my life. Seek first his kingdom and his righteousness.
If you do, you will add all these things. Priority matters.
Just as we had to cross the Jordan River to reach the welfare of Canaan, we must carry the cross to the one who bears the cross.
You can truly do it in the glory of the resurrection. In order to be glorified with the Lord,
I must suffer with you.