Category: The Cost of Following Christ

Bible Verse of The Day – 8-9-23

Luke 14:28 (NKJV) 28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—

As the years have gone by, I have begun to realize that God has changed me immensely. And rightfully so. I am no longer my own. I belong to Him.

If we have accepted God’s invitation to put our faith and trust in Christ, we are not our own. We have been bought with a price, and that price was great.

1 Corinthians 6:20 (NKJV) 20 For you were bought at a price; therefore glorify God in your body and in your spirit, which are God’s.

As a child of God, it is important that we surrender our whole selves to Him.

Jesus emphasized this as He spoke and taught the crowds.

Many came to hear Him speak. It was the “in” thing to do at that time as word of Him spread throughout the regions.

But He warned them that following Him was not an endeavor for the weak or the faint of heart. It would cost them.

Luke 9:23 (NKJV) 23 Then He said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.

And, if we truly desire to follow Him wholeheartedly, it does cost us.

The cost for each of us will be different. We are all unique.

But it is critical that we understand the truth that there is a cost.

Do we understand this?

Are we willing to bear the cost, even as He bore the pain, humiliation, and shame of the cross for you and me?

Let us be serious in our walk with God. And let us understand the cost of being His disciple.

And let us be ready to lay it all down for Him as He laid it all down for us.

Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie

Seven Seas Ministries
49 N Lamplighters Walk
Hampstead, NC 28443

401-439-3780

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Bible Verse of The Day – 4-29-22

Matthew 8:19-22 (NKJV) 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, “Teacher, I will follow You wherever You go.” 20 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head.” 21 Then another of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.” 22 But Jesus said to him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”

In keeping with yesterday’s devotional, which dealt with suffering for our faith, let’s take a look at the cost of following Jesus.

This is never a popular topic. It’s not fun, and it doesn’t give us the warm fuzzies. It doesn’t get anyone excited. And it won’t be something that draws many people.

It’s inconvenient. It’s uncomfortable. And it can be scary for some to contemplate.

But it is reality; truth in plain sight. And it is a reality that we all need to understand, realizing that some of us will need to embrace it on a personal level.

For Jesus, the cost was His life, literally. That was the price He paid for being obedient.

Philippians 2:8 (NKJV) 8 And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to the point of death, even the death of the cross.

For us, we may not die for our faith in Christ. But there may be a cost that we pay each day, a little here and a little there.

This may include denying our own wants and desires in order to do what God wants us to do vs. what we’d like to do.

It might mean that we surrender something major in our lives in order to walk the path that God has set before us.

There can be very, very many ways that we pay the cost of following Jesus. And sometimes it can be painful. That’s something that’s not nice to talk about.

But again, it is truth. And truth needs to be addressed.

So, let each of us consider these things carefully. And let us seek God, and ask Him to help us be willing to pay whatever cost we are asked to pay in order to follow Jesus.

And let us surrender to God, that He might be honored and glorified in our lives, which should be our ultimate goal and desire.

Amen