Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, βTeacher, I will follow you wherever you go.βΒ Jesus replied, βFoxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.β Another disciple said to him, βLord, first let me go and bury my father.β But Jesus told him, βFollow me, and let the dead bury their own dead.β
Matthew 8:19-22
Wanna be
Wonβt be
Will be
REASONABLE vs RADICAL
Then a teacher of the law came to him and said, βTeacher, I will follow you wherever you go.βΒ Jesus replied, βFoxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.β
Matthew 8:19-20
βLord, first let me go and bury my father.β
Matthew 8:21
Bilbo: I’ll be alright. Just let me sit quietly for a moment.
Gandalf: You’ve been sitting quietly for far too long! Tell me, when did doilies and your mother’s dishes become so important to you? The world is not in your books and maps. It’s out there.
RESCHEDULING vs RIGHT NOW
βLord, FIRST let me go and bury my father.β
Matthew 8:21
Elijah went before the people and said, βHOW LONG will you waver between two opinions? If the Lord is God, follow him.β
1 Kings 18:21
βNow listen, you who say, βToday or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money.β Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.β
James 4:13-14
ββCome, follow me,β Jesus said, βand I will send you out to fish for people.β AT ONCE they left their nets and followed him.β
Matthew 4:19-20
REFINED vs REVEALED
βTeacher, I will follow you wherever you go.β
Matthew 8:19
βThe Lord says: βThese people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me.ββ
Isaiah 29:13
Another disciple said to him, βLORD, first let me go and bury my father.β
Luke 8:21
Β βWhy do you call me, βLord, Lord,β and do not do what I say?β
Luke 6:46