first sitting down to count the cost, to see whether you have enough to complete it?
Otherwise, if you, have laid the foundation and are not able to finish it, everyone will make fun of you:
‘This fellow began to build and was not able to finish.’
And when a king wages war against another king, does he go to fight without first sitting down to
consider whether his ten thousand can stand against the twenty thousand of his opponent? And if not,
while the other is still a long way off, he sends messengers for peace talks. In the same way,
none of you may become my disciple, if he doesn’t give up everything he has.
REFLECTION:
The chosen people were not willing to give the master the priority that he deserved. Jesus is on
his way to Jerusalem and a cross, but the crowd thinks that he is on his way to Jerusalem and a crown.
They consider Jesus a “winner,” and follow him so that they too might win.
Jesus teaches them that discipleship carries a high price tag. Those who aspire to follow him need
to count the cost before signing on the dotted line.
Jesus does not make discipleship easy. He does not offer an easy payment plan.
He never tries to disguise the cost of discipleship. Instead, he writes the price tag large for all to see.
But Jesus doesn’t require anything of his disciples that he himself is not willing to give.
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