As they were going along the road, someone said to Him, “I will follow You wherever You go.” Luke 9:57ESV1
Read Matthew 8:19-22 & Luke 9:57-62
Sometimes I think Jesus could have been a little nicer. After all, God is the epitome of love, and His sending of Jesus to Earth to save us is evidence of the outpouring of His love (see 1 John 4:7-10, John 3:16 & Titus 3:4-6). Over and over, the Psalmist testified to the unceasing nature of God’s love. “How precious is Your steadfast love, O God! The children of mankind take refuge in the shadow of Your wings” (Psalm 36:7). And it is the kindness of God which brings us to the point of repentance (see Romans 2:4). Yet, sometimes, when one claimed his devotion to Jesus and His purposes, Jesus seemingly extinguished that one’s enthusiasm by saying something less than encouraging.