A Call To Commitment
Many health and fitness centers expect a flood of people to join
every January who will come only a few times. They don’t mind if people
pay the fee and never return. But fitness trainer Jesse Jones takes the
opposite approach. If you sign up and don’t show up, he will terminate
your membership. Jones says, “Save your money. Come see me in a few
months when you’re serious. My passion is not for another three-month
payment . . . we’re making people accountable to reach their goals.”
In Luke 9:57-62, we encounter three people who told Jesus they wanted
to follow Him, and all received what seem to be harsh replies from the
Lord: “The Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head” (v.58). “Let the dead
bury their own dead” (v.60). “No one, having put his hand to the plow,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God” (v.62). For each
person, Jesus stated the sacrifice and commitment required to become His
disciple.
A man I admire as a dedicated and sensitive follower of Christ says
that Christians need to be “ready for radical commitment and change.”
The Lord calls us not only to leave the status quo, but also to take
that calling seriously by following Him.
Lord, I want to be sold out for You. I want to
love You with my whole heart, soul, mind, and
strength. Give me the power to be who You want me
to be, and to walk in Your ways.
love You with my whole heart, soul, mind, and
strength. Give me the power to be who You want me
to be, and to walk in Your ways.
Following Jesus demands our all.
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