Verses 57-62 “57And it came to pass, that, as they went in the way, a certain man said unto him, Lord, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest.
58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”Apparently, there were some people who had some urgings to be followers of Jesus, and some who seemed to want to follow Him, but the price was too high for them. When we are called to follow Him we must not look back. We are not to long for what we might think we missed by coming after Him. We must not quit. There is a price to pay for following Jesus. The price may or may not include losing out on a conventional way of living or some valuable family events. But whatever it costs, we can be sure that God will reward those who are faithful to Him.
58And Jesus said unto him, Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
59And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
60Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.
61And another also said, Lord, I will follow thee; but let me first go bid them farewell, which are at home at my house.
62And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”Apparently, there were some people who had some urgings to be followers of Jesus, and some who seemed to want to follow Him, but the price was too high for them. When we are called to follow Him we must not look back. We are not to long for what we might think we missed by coming after Him. We must not quit. There is a price to pay for following Jesus. The price may or may not include losing out on a conventional way of living or some valuable family events. But whatever it costs, we can be sure that God will reward those who are faithful to Him.