It's July 4... Stop and think! - Luke 14:25-33

Each year we get to celebrate and remember the 4th of July! I imagine some of us know what the Declaration of Independence is about. Many have probably never read it in total. It is a fascinating document!

Let me ask my question. What is the most significant, and recent, purchase you have made? Did you labor over the cost? Did you wrestle to decide if you should pull the trigger? Is it really worth what you paid for it?

We will take advantage of the day to celebrate communion together and consider the cost of showing up at the table. There was a cost to the 56 men who showed up at the table to sign the Declaration of Independence. And..... there is a cost to all who show up at the table to dine with Jesus.

But I thought salvation was a free gift? And you are correct. But even the blind man who receives his sight realizes that things are forever changed because now he can see. There is a cost to being deaf, and there is a cost to hearing.

In a discussion Jesus has with the multitudes about really learning from Him, he makes sure to be honest about the cost of experiencing new life, freedom, and the Kingdom of God's love! What is that cost? Is it worth it? Only you can make that decision.

Steve