How Much? — Part 2
The Apostle Paul said, “I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things” (Philippians 3:8). What if it cost you this much to follow the Lord?
Paul was one who had everything the world could offer at that time. He was born a free citizen of Rome, was highly educated, and was in line for a high position in his own nation, but he counted it all “loss”! Going as a prisoner to Rome, he could say, “Bonds and afflictions abide me. But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:23-24).
Did he ever regret his decision to follow the Lord as a young man? Not for one moment! He said at the end of his life, “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith: Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of righteousness” (2 Timothy 4:7-8).
