Sunday, October 28, 2012

"DARE TO BE A FOLLOWER - SEE THE COST FACTOR"


DARE TO BE A FOLLOWER, A DISCIPLE...
 YOU NEED TO SEE THE COST FACTOR
HOW MANY OF U R READY TO COUNT THE COST?


Dear Brother's & Sister's in the Lord.........You need to weigh in on the cost factor, and count the cost of being a disciple of JESUS CHRIST.A true Follower. It will cost you popularity, it will cost you your promotion or perhaps it will cost you your family…your loved ones who fail to understand, it will cost you  an easy life , it will cost you your luxury, your music, your habits, you will have to discipline yourself, you will have to say NO TO TEMPTATION, you will have to say no to this world, you will have to break with the crowd,  you will have to be willing TO WALK TO THE BEAT OF A DIFFERENT DRUMMER. You will be willing to stand even if you’re the ONLY ONE for CHRIST. AT the END of all this EPISODE are YOU & ME willing to go on this RIDE?

You will have to bear TRIALS & TRIBULATIONS…(that is Satan’s game plan)…it will not even  COST YOU YOUR LIFE….He OUR LORD JESUS is NOT COMING BACK for FUN or PLAY GAMES.
HE is coming to DOMINATE……….
HE is COMING to SLAUGHTER......
HE IS THE KING OF KINGS AND THE LORD OF LORDS…..and at the end of all this HE IS COMING ON A WHITE HORSE……and HIS GARMENTS ARE DRIPPED IN BLOOD……MAKE WAY MAKE WAY FOR THE KING. MAKE WAY FOR THE KING. HE IS COMING BACK TO CONQUER.

You do not want to go to the FINAL DAY of CONFLICT with JESUS CHRIST.  HE offered you MERCY, HE offered terms of PEACE,  we just need to ACCEPT IT. YOU & I JUST NEED TO TAKE UP OUR CROSS AND FOLLOW JESUS.
He is pressing us for a DECISION, we cannot hit the MUTE BUTTON in our HEART, we NEED TO ANSWER HIM FOLKS. Listen to his voice my BELOVED PEOPLE. YOU NEED TO GIVE UP EVERYTHING IF YOU WANT TO FOLLOW JESUS.

How many of US are on this ROAD….It is kind of difficult for us, we give up some things BUT we keep EVERYTHING so CLOSE to our HEARTS…….LUKE 14:33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.



CONCLUSION
He says none of US can be a TRUE CHRISTIAN, none of US can be in a TRUE Relationship with GOD the Father and JESUS, and None of Us can BE a TRUE Disciple – WHO DOES NOT GIVE UP ALL HIS OWN POSSESSION. He is increasing the commitment that he is calling for, with every line. He is not saying that you have to buy you’re way to THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN, for none of us have ENOUGH of GOLD or SILVER, infact the TRUTH is EVERYTHING we HAVE belongs TO HIM.

To summarize – YOU must TRANSFER all that you HAVE – to all that HE IS. Your life is no longer your life because now it is his life, your possessions are no longer your possessions they are now His POSSESSIONS. Your future is no longer your Future but it is His Future, your Treasure is no longer your treasure but it is NOW HIS Treasure. You have transferred all that you have to all that IS HIS.

That’s what it is to submit to his terms of peace. Yet the EXCHANGE IS NOT BATTERED OR BOUGHT WITH REAL MONEY, BUT IT IS PURCHASED WITH THE TOTAL COMPLETE SURRENDER OF YOUR LIFE TO CHRIST.

It is coming to the END of yourself COMPLETELY & ENTIRELY, TRUSTING ALL THAT YOU ARE AND ALL THAT YOU HAVE TO ALL THAT HE HIS

SO HE SAYS SALT IS GOOD…….BUT WHAT IS THE USE IF………[Read]
Lu:14:34: Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
Lu:14:35: It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

(I heard Banning preaching, he said his friend was extremely happy to get a Rolex Watch from the imitation shop for 5$, a ROLEX watch my friends….after few days the diamonds from the watch started falling off, the strap wore out – ALL because it DID NOT COST HIM ANYTHING.

Having said all that, I ask you Body of Christ how then will you value something that does not cost anything? To be a FOLLOWER of CHRIST it will cost you a hell of a lot. The question is are you ready to sign off the pay cheque.)

BE BLESSED ALL YOU BELOVED PEOPLE, HAVE A GREAT DAY IN THE LORD………! LET US BE FOLLOWERS OF JESUS CHRIST

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