Powerful message for me

hi, last nite went for the tue bible input by fr eugene vaz. gosh i was like so wow-ed by some of the messages that he taught. last nite's verses talked about this passage, there was this man who said he wanted to follow Jesus, but Jesus said that foxes have holes and birds have nests but the Son of Man does not have a place to lay his head. refers to the fact that to be a disciple, like Jesus, we do not have a place to lay our heads too, we do not have the security and comfort of a permanent home, we are constantly faced with uncertainty and inconveniences. sometimes i experience that and feel that way too. times when i don't know if i will be a teacher forever, times when i don't know when i will get married, times when i don't know if I am doing God's will, times when i feel so tired and beaten and don't know who to turn to and feel alone. Jesus himself knew that to be a disciple, we will all face this, so He took the first step to experience it first then taught us how to handle it.

then to another man, Jesus said, "Follow me". but the man replied, "let me go bury the dead first" and Jesus replied, "let the dead bury the dead; you go and proclaim the Kingdom of God". the 'dead' refers to the spiritually dead, that our role as disciple is to proclaim the Kingdom of God to everyone we meet, but if we encounter ppl who reject us, we are to leave them, and not be hindered by them. God has a place and a time for them, for nothing can touch or move them, only God alone.

Finally, another said, "i will follow you", but Jesus answered, "those who has laid their hands on the plow must never look back." we, who have laid our hands on the plow of decision to walk in God's ways, must never look back. we have come this far, we shall only look forward.

take heart people, it's mid-week. weekend will soon be here again. Keep Jesus in your heart always.

evil-lynn