If following Christ doesn’t cost you anything, it means that you have yet to make your decision.
Abraham chose God and abandoned his household, his nephew whom he took with him to the promised land separated from him.
He gave birth to a child whom God later told him to sacrifice for him.
Abigail, Nabal’s wife chose the will of God above her husband and had a sweet ending.
God won’t call you for nothing, he didn’t call the children of Jacob to seek him in vain.
If you want to enter a country where they have their ways of dressing and relationships, you must practice them before you go there, or they won’t permit you to enter.
Likewise, if you’re a Pilgrim on your way to heaven, holiness is their watchword, Without it, you can’t get there, You can’t say, let me get there first before practicing it, It must be observed on earth before you go there, if not you’ll only run the race in vain.
One of the prices to pay is to expect to be cast out of the temple, if you’re not ready to be rejected by those in the church, you’re not prepared to pay the price.
Most people were cast out during the time of the Lord, how much more this generation where hatred for God grew and their love towards him became cold.
Unless you choose to remain at their level that they will permit you space in their midst, but if your decision to reach the level of Christ stature persists, then you can expect to be cast out.
Think of all your partners in sin that you must forsake to follow the Lord, your dining partners who make you eat at the table of the devil that
You’ll need to abandon seeking the face of your saviour.
The moment you are born again, partners in sins will no longer find you interesting in their midst, your social gatherings will change to fellowshipping with the saints.
I remember when I first gave my life to Christ, all the friends we normally drank together forsake me and were trying to avoid me, even though I wanted to associate with them, they tried to avoid me.
I find myself odd among them, I saw it as strange at first by seeing myself with fellowship people all through.
But the holy Spirit made it clear to me that my status has changed so also the circle of friends.
If you’re born again and still keeping the same circle of friends, it’s either that you’re yet to know who you are in God or you are not carrying the fire that separates.
Some Christians brought over their fornication partner to their faith, and this constitutes a hindrance for them to see the face of God.
As the price is high so also the gain worth the sacrifice.
Prayer: Father Lord keep me steadfast in you, in Jesus’ name amen.
