19 Then an expert in the law came to
him and said, "Teacher, I will follow you wherever you go." 20 Jesus
said to him, "Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but
the Son of Man has no place to lay his head."
Matt 8:19-20 (NET)
Stalking someone is easy as idolizing
someone. We follow them wherever they go and we do whatever they do. But the
table starts to turn when you know how much it cost to follow or to idolize
someone. Others stops when they knew the cause and others still want to follow.
Also, there are times you try to pause to follow and continue following later.
Following Jesus Christ is not easy
just as He describes in the following verses. He explains, animals like foxes
and birds do have a resting place. They have time to wander all day all night
and when they get tired, dens and nests are their solution to rest. But the
man, who does have a house to rest, who does have much comfortable places than
animals, doesn't have any time to rest. In fact, we people do have more activities
than animals which causes us to go restless all day. In those activities, how
much time do we spend in a day for the Lord? Do we have any time for Him even
we have a bunch of work in a day? Is there a change in our restless days if we
start following Jesus?
The Lord said, "Come to me, all
you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest." Matt 11:28
(NET).
Something to follow or someone to
follow is never easy and sacrifices are always at risk. But when you follow
Jesus, all sacrifices you made and all weariness you felt will worth a blessing
in the kingdom of heaven. Think about this, plants can stand and stay everyday
under the heat of the sun and yet they fed on the sunlight to grow and become
stronger.
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