"Large crowds were traveling with Jesus, and turning to them he said: “If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple. And whoever does not carry their cross and follow me cannot be my disciple.
“Suppose one of you wants to build a tower. Won’t you first sit down and estimate the cost to see if you have enough money to complete it?"
LUKE 14:25-28
All life belongs to Jesus Christ. He willingly sacrificed himself for his father such that all people may live through him. Therefore, there is no such life without Jesus. It is not enough to know his name. You must seek him personally. Learn his ways. In him is all truth - realized when walking with him. God is love. God is truth.
Jesus is the way. There is no work for God. There is no, "I did this" before God. He does all things. If you feel you do things for God - you are not rightly related. For Jesus came to bring you himself - his spirit. Therefore, all things are done with God for his purposes.
Jesus states that if you are not completely, deliberately and passionately his, then you honor something or someone greater in your life and thus cannot be his disciple. God uses men and women to fulfill his will. To be completely his, is to to free and patient where you are. Jesus uses people that choose his will above anything else in their life. Choose Jesus with all of you heart, mind and strength and he will place you where he has selected you to be. Choosing Jesus allows God to move in your life such they he can provide for you the plan that he has prepared for you.
Salvation and eternity in heaven were paid for by Jesus, he incurred the cost that we could not pay. He is the foundation of life because he is life. All other roads lead to death. A foundation built on Jesus is one that never fails.
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