What Jesus Did! 'Following Is Hard' — Luke 9:57-58

Sunday, June 23, 2019

As [Jesus and the disciples] were walking along, someone said to Jesus, "I will follow you wherever you go." But Jesus replied, "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."
— Luke 9:57-58 NLT
Illustration of Luke 9:57-58 NLT — "I will follow you wherever you go." —— "Foxes have dens to live in, and birds have nests, but the Son of Man has no place even to lay his head."

Key Thought

Put in cornbread English: Following Jesus is stinking hard sometimes! Following him means giving up our comfortabilities and embracing his way with our whole hearts. He may give us some of those conveniences back to use for his cause, but to follow him means giving up our claim, our right, to everything in our lives and offering our everything to him as Lord.

Today's Prayer

Father, please don't let anything stand in the way of my following Jesus. Help me see those things in my life I have not yielded to his lordship, and help me surrender them. Please use whatever I have to bring you glory. In Jesus' name. Amen.

Related Scripture Readings

  • Luke 14:33
  • Luke 9:23-25
  • 2 Corinthians 9:10

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About This Devotional

What Jesus Did! is a series of one-year devotional guides through each gospel, using one short scripture passage each day and following the Gospel in sequential order. Each devotional consists of a scripture passage and a reflection and a prayer which open up the day's scripture and show how it challenges you to live for Jesus.

What Jesus Did! is written by Phil Ware.

Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

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