SUCCESSFUL

READING: LUKE 14:25-33

Verse 33: “So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.”

In this verse the Lord Jesus sets an exceptionally high standard of expectation. However, it is a standard that 11 of the 12 disciples met. They did indeed faithfully forsake all they had. Here are three confirmations of that. Luke 5:11 says that James and John forsook all and followed Him. Luke 5:25 tells us that Matthew left all, rose up and followed Him. Matthew 4:20 states that Peter and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed Him. There were no contracts, no negotiations and no conditions. They simply stopped their lives and followed Him. They were with the Lord through sermons, teachings, healings, deliverances, prayers, dangers, triumphs, discomforts, miracles and confrontations. They left nothing undone! By their sacrifice and commitment, those disciples provide us with the ultimate model of giving all. In these days as we live our lives before the Lord, may we come to be worthy of their admirable example. That’s a thought – about God’s Word.

RESPONSE

1. What can you do at this time in your life to emulate the disciples?

2. If you could speak to one of these faithful men, what would want to ask?