from “A Shepherd Looks At Psalm 23” by W. Phillip Keller: “There are many willful, wayward, indifferent, self-interested Christians who cannot really be classified as followers of Christ. There are relatively few diligent disciples who forsake all to follow the Master. Jesus never made light of the cost involved in following Him. In fact, He made it painfully clear that it was a rugged life of rigid self-denial. It entailed a whole new set of attitudes. It was not the natural, normal way a person would ordinarily live, and this is what made the price so prohibitive to most people.”
Ah, but Jesus is worth the cost—-look at the price He paid for us!
abundantlypardoned 