And Jesus said to him, "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head." To another he said, "Follow me." But he said, "Lord, let me first go and bury my father." And Jesus said to him, "Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God." Yet another said, "I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home." Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." Luke 9:58-62 (ESV) People are offering to do something, yet have no idea about the ramifications of what they are saying. When someone comes to Christ and declares allegiance to Him, He knows what lies before them. Jesus knows that those who follow Him will be harassed until they choose to follow their own ways. Then they will find out that their ideas are hollow and their lives unfulfilled. Some declare they are following Jesus, yet, in reality, they are developing a cleverly disguised path that leads to disappointment and perhaps, even destruction. Paul tells Timothy this in 2 Timothy 3:12: "Indeed, all who desire to live a godly life in Christ Jesus will be persecuted." In essence, Jesus was saying to those who wanted to followHim, that if they do follow Him, they will be persecuted. They will be inconvenienced. They will be not be rewarded on earth. They will be misunderstood. They will be hated on no account. So, what is it that keeps me from following Him? | 
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