"Now when Jesus saw great multitudes about him, he gave commandment to depart unto the other side. And a certain scribe came, and said unto him, Master, I will follow thee whithersoever thou goest. And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head. And another of his disciples said unto him, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father. But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead."
This lesson relates that those who take up the cross of Christ, to follow Him, should be prepared to give up everything they own and simply walk away if Jesus asks.
Today's so called Christians have become so accustomed to their comfortable, air conditioned, padded pews that they will fabricate all manner of excuses when asked to step out of that comfort zone and take on the task of actually working to spread the gospel of Jesus Christ.
I believe the Revelation letter to the church at Laodicea perfectly describes the attitude of today's so called Christian churches and it also warns of the consequences of that attitude: "unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God; I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot: I would thou wert cold or hot. So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth." (Revelation 3:14-16)~
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