How Much? — Part 1
“For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it” (Luke 14:28).
One of the things we ask about almost anything we buy is, “How much is it?” or, “What did it cost?”
Well, what does it cost you to be a Christian? If a high-caste Hindu decides to follow Christ, he can no longer live in his Hindu home. It has cost him his home! What would it cost you to decide for Christ?
When an Orthodox Jew “converts” to Christianity, he becomes dead to his family. Would it cost you yourfamily to be a Christian?
In China today, you cannot hold a good job and also be a follower of Christ. Would it cost you your job to follow the Lord?
In Russia for many years, an open confession of Christ was likely to be followed by a one-way ticket to a labor camp. Would it cost you your freedom to confess Him?
There are places in the world, even today, where it can cost a person their life to be known as a Christian. Would it cost you your life?
