Matthew 8:18-22
“When Jesus saw the crowd around him, he gave orders to cross to the other side of the lake. Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, “Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” Another disciple said to him, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus told him, “Follow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.””
Matthew 8:18-22 NIV
Dear Jesus,
You seemed so harsh to those two men. But I know you had to have a l loving reason to be so pointed. You always want to win souls. You wanted them to know that following you was more than a vacation. It’s a whole hearted adventure of service to God and one’s neighbor. I get it. You put everything on the line for us and so a full bodied response is to put everything on the line for you.If you will give me the strength, I will do that for you today. Just show me how you want me to do it. You deserve no less since you have redeemed my soul with your very life.
Amen
Pastor Don Patterson
We give it all for God since he gave it all for us.
Additional Reading: Revelation 3 and 4
