Luke 9:57
Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”
This particular man wanted to follow Jesus. However he had some personal matters to attend to, and it was to bury his father. In most circumstances, burying his father would take priority. In addition, given the obvious emotional state of the man after his recent lost, it would be understandable for the man to hold off his other duties and attend the mourning. This particular situation is deliberately recorded to emphasize there is nothing more important than Jesus Himself. When He calls us to follow, we must similarly leave all thing behind.
Now it happened as they journeyed on the road, that someone said to Him, “Lord, I will follow You wherever You go.”
This particular man wanted to follow Jesus. However he had some personal matters to attend to, and it was to bury his father. In most circumstances, burying his father would take priority. In addition, given the obvious emotional state of the man after his recent lost, it would be understandable for the man to hold off his other duties and attend the mourning. This particular situation is deliberately recorded to emphasize there is nothing more important than Jesus Himself. When He calls us to follow, we must similarly leave all thing behind.
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