Lk.9:61
It is always exciting time when a fellow is touched by the move of the Holy Ghost in a meeting
and the Word of God convicts them and they in turn decide to follow Jesus under the weight of
pressure of the time. Deciding to follow Jesus is beyond word of mouth but a complete surrender
of one’s life and be totally committed to what He is committed to. It must be as the lyrics of the
hymn “I have decided to follow Jesus” especially the second verse that says ” The Cross before
me, the world behind me”; the decision for Him is a decision to leave whatever the “world” means
to you.
In the above bible text as in the parable of the Sower, the desire of individuals to straddle the
world and fellowship with Jesus blocked them from being able to glean any meaningfully from
Him, while the one said for Jesus to wait for him, the other allowed the care of the world to
terminate the germination of the seed of the Word in their heart. In Lk.9:23 Jesus clearly gave
the condition precedent to following Him. That information is very important so that we
understand what we are getting into.
So have you made the decision to follow Jesus, under what condition did you make the decision,
was it in the belief that life will be a bed of roses from then? Well, as true as that may be,
following Him is intended to be a lifelong relationship of following and serving Him. Like Elish did
Elijah (2Kgs.3:11), we must follow Him to the end. That decision imposes a great responsibility
upon as many as have agreed, it is an expensive yet amazingly rewarding relationship. A look at
the lives of the disciples is an pointer to what the decision to follow Jesus wholeheartedly can do
to the life of ordinary folks like you.
The decision to align one’s life with Jesus cannot be off the cuff, Jesus made that sufficiently
clear when He said we must count the cost of following Him(Lk.14:26-27), following Him in line
with His demands have will sit with Him in victory with the Father on the last day. Beloved, if we
have decided to follow Jesus, then let us do so with all of our being, therein lies the blessings of
being born again.
