Jesus Warns That Following Him Can Bring Hardship
Welcome to Day 272 of our journey with Jesus. Today, we listen to the words Jesus said. The main truth for today is this: Jesus says that following him requires commitment, even when it brings hardship. Let’s begin.
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Jesus in Action
Luke 9:51–62
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Tángá maloba mpenza oyo Yesu alobaki.
Lokola tango oyo Yesu asengeli komemama na Likolo ekomaki pene, Yesu azwaki mokano ya kokende na Yelusalemi. Atindaki bantoma liboso na Ye ; boye wana bazalaki kokende, bakotaki na mboka moko ya bato ya Samari mpo na kobongisela Ye biloko. Kasi bato ya Samari baboyaki koyamba Ye, mpo ete azalaki kokende na Yelusalemi. Tango bayekoli, Jake mpe Yoane, bamonaki bongo, balobaki : — Nkolo, olingi ete tobelela moto ete ekitela bango kowuta na likolo mpo na kobebisa bango ? Yesu abalukaki mpo na kotala bango malamu mpe apamelaki bango : [— Boni, boyebi molimo oyo ezali kotindika bino na makanisi ya boye ? Mwana na Moto ayaki te mpo na koboma bato, kasi mpo na kobikisa bango.] Bongo Yesu elongo na bayekoli na Ye bakendeki na mboka mosusu. Wana bazalaki kotambola na nzela, mobali moko alobaki na Yesu : — Nakolanda Yo na esika nyonso oyo okokende. Yesu azongiselaki ye : — Bambwa ya zamba ezalaka na madusu na yango na se ya mabele mpo na kobombama, mpe bandeke ya likolo ezalaka na bazala na yango ; kasi Mwana na Moto azangi esika ya kolala mpo na kopema. Yesu alobaki na mobali mosusu : — Landa Ngai. Kasi mobali yango azongiselaki Ye : — Nkolo, pesa ngai nzela ya kokende nanu kokunda tata na ngai. Yesu alobaki na ye : — Tika bakufi bakunda bakufi na bango ; kasi yo, kende kosakola Bokonzi ya Nzambe. Mosusu lisusu alobaki na Ye : — Nkolo, nakolanda Yo ; kasi pesa ngai nzela ya kozonga nanu mpo na kokende kopesa libota na ngai mbote ya suka. Yesu azongiselaki ye : — Moto oyo asimbi kongo mpo na kobalola mabele ya bilanga, kasi azali kotala na sima, azali na tina moko te mpo na Bokonzi ya Nzambe.
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Jesus’ journey toward Jerusalem frames three sharp sayings about following Him. They are not recruitment slogans designed to make discipleship sound easy.
Watch: What Jesus Said About Following Him on the Road to Jerusalem
Watch the companion video, then continue reading to examine the biblical testimony in its full context.
The Son of Man Has Nowhere to Lay His Head.
To an eager volunteer, Jesus speaks about His own lack of settled comfort. He does not promise that following Him will secure an easier life.
Follow Me.
Another man asks first to bury his father. Jesus answers with startling urgency and tells him to proclaim the kingdom of God. Whatever the precise family circumstance, the saying refuses to make Jesus’ call indefinitely postponable.
Do Not Look Back.
A third person wants to say farewell at home. Jesus warns that the one who puts a hand to the plow and keeps looking back is not fit for the kingdom of God.
Hear the Direction of His Words.
Jesus is not praising neglect or emotional coldness. He is asserting the priority of God’s kingdom while He Himself moves resolutely toward Jerusalem. His call is serious because His mission is serious.
Kanisa na likambo oyo.
Which words of Jesus must govern your reading?
Listen closely
Hear the urgency in Jesus’ words and take His call seriously.