As Jesus and
his disciples were proceeding on their journey, someone said to him, “I will
follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of
the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And to
another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “Lord, let me go first and bury
my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and
proclaim the Kingdom of God.” And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but
first let me say farewell to my family at home.” Jesus answered him, “No one
who sets a hand to the plow and looks to what was left behind is fit for the
Kingdom of God.”
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Reflection:
What does it
require for someone who wants to follow Jesus? It requires total surrender and
abandonment to His will. When a person decides to follow Jesus he is ready to
leave everything in favor of the Kingdom of God. He is ready to leave
his own comfort zone and embrace the challenge of going to an unknown zone
in the company of the Lord.
The gospel
tells us that it’s not easy to follow the Lord. We have to adjust and make the
necessary sacrifices. This may seem hard from a far but once you go near Jesus
and begin your journey with Him. Things will now suddenly fall into its proper
places this is for the reason that the Lord will make his way to accommodate
us.
Has the Lord
abandoned those who decided to leave everything for Him? Nobody has been
abandoned by Jesus. He is always there by their side helping and strengthening
those who courageously decide to follow Him.
In this era
of high tech communication the Lord still wants us to follow Him. He may not
even require us anymore to leave our love ones. Perhaps the Lord wants us to
follow Him where we are at now.
For example,
if you’re working or you have a business you can follow the Lord by being
honest with your dealings. The opportunity to follow the Lord is manifold and
limitless. We simply have to signify our desire and thereafter begin our own
journey with Him.
Would you be
willing to follow the Lord? – Marino J. Dasmarinas
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