I’ll Follow Wherever You Go

ALL – Psalm 10:1-15
ALL – Proverbs 3:7-8
OT – Genesis 24:52-26:16
NT – Matthew 8:18-34

Commitments. We all make ‘em. We all break ‘em. That’s what it seems like, anyways. We get so much into the habit of making half-hearted commitments that, when we come across a commitment that’s really serious—like marriage—we’ve already lost the battle to fulfill our commitments.

Likewise with our commitments to Jesus Christ. It’s nothing new. Back in Jesus’ day, people were already making half-hearted commitments to Him. But Jesus saw right through their shallow promises, just like He sees through ours.

Just then one of the Jewish religious teachers said to him, “Teacher, I will follow you no matter where you go!”

But Jesus said, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but I, the Messiah, have no home of my own—no place to lay my head.”

Another of his disciples said, “Sir, when my father is dead, then I will follow you.”

But Jesus told him, “Follow me now! Let those who are spiritually dead care for their own dead.” – Matthew 8:19-22, The Living Bible

When we give our lives into Jesus’ hands, we shouldn’t demand them back at the first sign of difficulty.

What kinds of things tempt you to pull your life away from Jesus’ control?

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