COUNTING THE COST
(Luke 14:28-32)
Luke 14
28 "For which of you, intending to build
a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to
finish it --
29 "lest, after he has laid the
foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him,
30 "saying, 'This man began to build and
was not able to finish.'
31 "Or what king, going to make war
against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able
with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?
32 "Or else, while the other is still a
great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.
(NKJV)
You count the cost before you invest
your time, money, and effort into a long term commitment and rightly so.. He uses the story of counting the cost before undertakes
a building project (Luke
Many of the promises/rewards offered
by God for faithful Christian living is found in the Bible, examine the
following passages:
1. We cannot direct our own
steps
–“Lord,
I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walks to
direct his steps”- Jeremiah
Who knows the needs of man better than his
creator? In His wisdom and care, He has richly supplied
2. But Christ will help.
He
will bare our problems and share our joys.
“Come
unto me all that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest" - Matthew
God’s family cares about one another. When
one suffers, all suffer. “Rejoice with
them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.” Romans 12:15
Satan’s burden is neither easy nor light.
In fact, often times you will carry that burden all your life and regret every
moment of what seems like joy. He can make it seem like the thing that will
bring you a degree of joy. .
3.
Jesus will mediate our prayer requests
- “For there is one
God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus"- 1
Timothy 2:5-6.
Who is better prepared to serve as our “go
between” than the great physician?
4.
Following a lifetime of faithful service
Christ will welcome us into
that eternal Heaven prepared for the Righteous -Revelation 2:10
“To an inheritance incorruptible,
undefiled, that fades not away, reserved in heaven for you" -1 Peter 1:4.
Not only has He promised you a better,
happier care free life here but something more wonderful that you can imagine.
- Bill Watkins