{"id":14481,"date":"2022-04-29T01:00:28","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T05:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/?p=14481"},"modified":"2022-04-12T16:46:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-12T20:46:42","slug":"bible-verse-of-the-day-4-29-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mybibleverseoftheday.com\/blog\/bible-verse-of-the-day-4-29-22\/","title":{"rendered":"Bible Verse of The Day – 4-29-22"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Matthew 8:19-22 (NKJV) 19 Then a certain scribe came and said to Him, \u201cTeacher, I will follow You wherever You go.\u201d 20 And Jesus said to him, \u201cFoxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay His head<\/span>.\u201d 21 Then another of His disciples said to Him, \u201cLord, let me first go and bury my father.\u201d 22 But Jesus said to him, \u201cFollow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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In keeping with yesterday\u2019s devotional, which dealt with suffering for our faith, let\u2019s take a look at the cost of following Jesus.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This is never a popular topic. It\u2019s not fun, and it doesn\u2019t give us the warm fuzzies. It doesn\u2019t get anyone excited. And it won\u2019t be something that draws many people.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It\u2019s inconvenient. It\u2019s uncomfortable. And it can be scary for some to contemplate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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For Jesus, the cost was His life, literally. That was the price He paid for being obedient.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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This may include denying our own wants and desires in order to do what God wants us to do vs. what we\u2019d like to do.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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It might mean that we surrender something major in our lives in order to walk the path that God has set before us.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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There can be very, very many ways that we pay the cost of following Jesus. And sometimes it can be painful. That\u2019s something that\u2019s not nice to talk about.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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But again, it is truth. And truth needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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And let us surrender to God, that He might be honored and glorified in our lives, which should be our ultimate goal and desire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Amen<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Pastor Curt & Pastor Ellie<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Seven Seas Ministries
\n49 N Lamplighters Walk
\nHampstead, NC 28443<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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