Read the Bible in a Year This evening read Luke 14:25--35 The Cost of Discipleship What does it take to be a disciple of Jesus? Following Him requires everything that we are and everything that we can give. Jesus said, 26 �If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple" (Luk. 14:26). If we hate something, we avoid it. Therefore, if someone, even someone in my own family, forces me to make a decision between following Christ and following that loved one, I must treat the loved one as though I hate him, that is, avoid him and follow Christ. Of course, we still love all people, including our family, but following Christ requires such devotion that no one can keep us from following Him. Don Ruhl Church of Christ 220 NE Savage Street Grants Pass, Oregon 97526-1310 541-476-3100 http://www.plymouth-church.com/dons_corner2.html http://associate.com/groups/emaildevotionals/