How Much? — Part 3
“Buy the truth, and sell it not” (Proverbs 23:23).
“Then said Jesus unto His disciples, If any man will come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his
cross, and follow Me” (Matthew 16:24).
WHAT WILL IT COST YOU TO FOLLOW CHRIST?
Yes, whatever the price of faithfulness and obedience may be, it is certainly worth it! When we think of the great cost of our salvation and what the Lord Jesus Christ paid to have us for Himself, what is some little reproach or thing we give up or sacrifice to be faithful to Him? It is nothing, really! It’s just part of a temporal and transient world that is “reserved unto fire” (2 Peter 3:7). Any little thing we cling to here or harbor in our hearts — what will it add up to in comparison to His “Well done” (Matthew 25:21)?
When we see the lovely face of the Lord Jesus Christ in that day of glory we will only wonder that we were not willing to give up more, yes, all to follow Him. Once again, the Apostle Paul stated, “For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us” (Romans 8:18).
