High Prices (Luke 14)

It strikes me that verses 25-33 are not verses that we in the evangelical use all that much anymore. Our way of "promoting" the faith is a lot different than Jesus'. We want to sell people on the benefits. We want to talk about peace and joy and love. We want to talk about the family of God and fellowship. Jesus, of course, knows that those things come to those who follow Him. But they come at a price, a high price. In our rush to get people saved, we often don't ask people to consider the price. But Jesus says there is a price to be paid for following Him. Following Jesus costs us our comfort. It can cost us our family. It can even cost us our lives. But some things are worth the price no matter the cost. We should never soft sell Christianity. As we talk about the benefits, we also need to talk about the costs.