The Cost of Non-Discipleship
The Cost of Non-Discipleship
Scripture: Luke 9:23–25 alongside 2 Corinthians 4:4
Think on this for a moment:
Following Jesus costs something—but so does refusing Him.
Everything has a price, and the price is your life. We can choose to spend our lives building our own kingdom, chasing pleasure, and trusting money or success to satisfy us. The sad reality is that deep down we know those things never truly satisfy, yet the temptation to trust them remains strong within us.
The cost of following Jesus can seem steep and less enticing. A life of denial instead of extravagance. A love for others rather than a life centered on self. A life of obedience instead of what appears to be freedom.
For a long time, we have acted as though the only costly choice is choosing to follow Jesus. But every path carries a cost. Rejecting Jesus has a cost too—a cost of anxiety instead of peace, isolation instead of purpose, slavery to sin instead of freedom in Christ, and eternal separation instead of eternal security.
Today, I urge you not to be short-sighted. Do not fall for the shiny distractions this world offers. Instead, seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness (Matthew 6:33).
“You are spending your life on something.
Money. Comfort. Achievement. Pleasure. Jesus.
One day, every investment will reveal its return.”
2 Corinthians 4:4 says:
“In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.”
Open your eyes to what a life spent following Jesus truly offers—and what a life spent rejecting Him truly costs.
Spend your life on what lasts.
