(Fifth part)
Memory verse: Luke 14:33 " So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple "
Discipleship means sacrifice. Kingdom life is transformational, revolutionary, life changing (Rom12:1-2)Kingdom life is a give and take. Jesus came to take away our sins to give us His righteousness, we give Him the works of the flesh and He gives us the fruit of the Spirit, we give Him our death and He gives us His life, we give Him our pride and He gives us His humility, we give Him our lives and He gives us His life. Discipleship means following Him, imitating Him. Stop living our lives and start living His life, stop doing our desires and start doing what please Him, stop walking in our ways and start walking in His ways, stop leaning on our strength and start depending on His grace.
Paul compared the things he held dear with the surpassing glory of the knowledge of Christ and found that the difference was like heaven from earth. What he thought was treasure actually was trash compared to the new life in Christ, so he made his decision, he put the junk at God’s altar and picked up God’s life (Phil3:7-11)
There are things we're to give up so we may pursue the life that God is giving to us daily. The choice is yours: you can’t live both the old lifestyle and the new life in GOD AT THE SAME TIME. You have to put off the old and put on the new. Until you give them up you cannot go up. We have to examine the ways we're walking in. Whether they’re leading to life or death (Prov16:25). Sacrifice produces greatness. The disciples of Jesus asked him what was the benefit of their sacrifice life (Mk10:29-30). Jesus told them they were to receive a hundredfold of everything they seemed to have lost, they would receive eternal life plus persecution.
These men who left everything began to shake the whole world not after many years. Your impact is a function of your sacrifice. They made history which 2000 years have not been able to erase. There’s a cheap and base life you have leave and cleave to a life that brings meaning, fulfillment and significance. Your sacrifice will determine your significance! If you desire to impact your generation for God’s glory, then sacrifice is the way to go!
Tomorrow you’ll learn ‘ The Highest sacrifice to offer’
