"Then one of the teachers of religious law said to him, 'Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go.'
But Jesus replied, 'Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head.'
Another of his disciples said, 'Lord, first let me return home and bury my father.'
But Jesus told him, 'Follow me now. Let the spiritually dead bury their own dead.'"
Following Jesus means putting him ahead of all else, from our own comfort to social obligations. There is to be no, "first let me …" situation. Are you truly following Jesus? It's not an impulsive decision. It needs to be made after soberly counting the cost. It's not going to be easy, Jesus warns. But it will be worthwhile, because he's the one leading. Remember that you are following Someone—and that it means he will be with you. It is not just a way, it is a person.
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