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“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).
When He was here on earth, many people followed the Lord Jesus because He fed them, and also healed them of their diseases. But He also reminded them that while salvation was free, there was a cost involved in being a disciple. Just as a man who was going to build a tower had first to count the cost, to make sure he had enough to finish it, so you and I need to count the cost of following the Lord Jesus.
The Lord Jesus knew He was going to be rejected, and from that time on His followers would also be rejected and persecuted in this world. Sadly, many dear Christians have started out well in the Christian life, only to find that they were not willing to pay the price of being followers of the Lord. Then, when they turned away and went into the world, the world mocked them, just as they mocked the man who did not finish his tower.
Let us be honest and upright in following the Christ, and realize that only with His strength can we be faithful to Him in a world that has rejected Him.
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