How Much Does it Costs? (Matthew 8:18-22)
How Much Does it Costs? Decisions, decisions! Sometimes are hard but not if it is something worthwhile. For example, Grace is free, but it is not cheap because the sacrifice Jesus made, makes it worthwhile. In Matthew 8:18-22, Jesus sets the bar high but not unreachable if we do it his way. Religion is easy; it is just a habit. Living the life Jesus lived is a matter of the heart. Even repeating words to improve your life and make yourself a better person is easy but identifying and putting yourself in the shoes of your Teacher becomes much more difficult unless you follow him with all your heart. Block by block and precept upon precept following Christ is a relationship. In verse 19, the scribe or teacher of the Law came and told Jesus, “I will follow you wherever you go.” In his own language this religious leader probably didn’t even look beyond the wall of his synagogue like most religious people do today in the church. But following Jesus meant a loss of a c