With Louis and Heath out of town this week, it was “fog a mirror” night on Wednesday. By that I mean they needed someone to lead the Bible study and the main qualification was: “Can this person fog a mirror?”
Apparently I passed the test and had the privilege of leading Bible study for the group.
I picked Luke 9:57-62, which says:
The Cost of Following Jesus
57 As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.”58 And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.”59 To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, let me first go and bury my father.”60 And Jesus said to him, “Leave the dead to bury their own dead. But as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”61 Yet another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but let me first say farewell to those at my home.”62 Jesus said to him, “No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.”
This story happens as Jesus is making his way to Jerusalem, where the series of events leading to his arrest and execution will be set into motion. I realized after selecting the passage that it’s particularly timely, since during Lent we remember the days leading up to and including his death and resurrection.
For today I just want you to read the scripture a few times. Read it a few times at different times of the day: when you wake up, again during the craziest part of your day, and then again when things settle down and it’s quiet at night.
That’s all I want you to do for now. I’ll devote a few upcoming posts to examining how this passage speaks into our lives today.
