Forsake ALL?

August 22, 2025

KEY FROM GOD’S WORD:

Luke 14:33
So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.

 

THOUGHTS ON GOD’S WORD:

 

     What does today’s verse mean to forsake all? Does it mean that I must move out of my house and leave it all behind? Do I need to give up my job, walk around somewhat aimlessly, and when I run into people, tell them of Christ? Give away my car and walk to every place I go? Leave my family behind and begin to travel? No. That would not be in keeping with the rest of the scripture, which tells us to be good stewards. If we have absolutely nothing to care for, what are we to be stewards of? The Bible says we are to be good husbands, wives, fathers, and mothers. If we leave our family, is that being a good parent or spouse? So, what does this verse mean?

 

     It means you must put God first before all those things. You must become as dead to yourself and your desires. You must choose to follow Christ and His leading. Jesus was telling them what preachers have been trying to share with people since then. Coming to Jesus is not a trip down the aisle, and it is over. Knowing Christ is not learning to say a prayer and then living just as you did before. Coming to Christ is, well, just like it sounds, coming to Christ. Coming and depositing your entire life into Christ. It means trusting Him with all your cares and concerns. Believing He will help you to be a better steward of everything that He places in your control. It is being better than you could have been without Him. It is turning your LIFE over to Christ. All of your LIFE.

 

CARRYING THAT THOUGHT THROUGH THE DAY:

 

    It may sound almost scary to think of giving total control of your life over to someone. Yet you give surgeons that control during surgery. Think about this: whether you give Him your life or not, He is still in total control. He may allow you to have your way and, as a result, often suffer in your sins if you want to, but WHY would you want to?

 

What could you have in life if you would FORSAKE ALL to God?

 

IF YOU ARE JOURNALING:

Ask yourself, what are MY THOUGHTS concerning this Passage and today’s Devotion?

 

Do I find within this reading a CHALLENGE for my life?

 

What are one or two things I WILL DO today or this week to accept that CHALLENGE?

 

  

GOD TALKING TO ME:  August 22, 2025

THROUGH THE BIBLE ACCELERATED READING
^{(OT-1, NT & PS-2, Prov-Monthly)}
Isaiah 22-23 / Psalm 47
Proverbs 22 / Luke 14

 

THROUGH THE BIBLE OLD & NEW TESTAMENT DAILY
Psa. 86-89  /  Rom. 14