No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God

Luke 9:43-62

“Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you: The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men.” But they did not understand what this meant. It was hidden from them, so that they did not grasp it, and they were afraid to ask him about it. An argument started among the disciples as to which of them would be the greatest.

Whoever welcomes this little child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For it is the one who is least among you all who is the greatest.”

When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, “Lord, do you want us to call fire down from heaven to destroy them?” But Jesus turned and rebuked them. Then he and his disciples went to another village.

As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”  Jesus replied, “Foxes have dens and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”  He said to another man, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”  Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”

Jesus replied, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.”

Why?

The third time Jesus said he would die, but the disciples could not understand what Jesus saying. So am I we are always focusing on our jobs, our careers, and our health. 

The real great one who is least among you, to serve others. Most of us like to be welcomed but when we do the right things, say the right word or serve others, is the request of the Lord.

Jesus came to save people's lives, not to put people dead. Even to the people against Him.

Following Jesus is a hard job, No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God. To serve the Lord, we have to discard the desire in this world and focus on Jesus Christ. The way to serve the Lord may even have no place to sleep. Respect the pastors, ministers, and servants in God's home, the churches.

How?

So to serve the Lord we have to pay the effort, the cost to serve the Lord. Looking forward to serving the Lord, and don't look back on what I have done.