Disciples are sent on a mission to drive out demons, heal the sick, and preach the word of god and to baptise.
“Don’t take anything with you on your journey except a stick, no bread, no beggar’s bag, no money in your pockets. Wear sandals, but don’t carry an extra shirt. If you come to a town where people do not welcome you, leave it and shake the dust off your feet”. (MK 6:7-12)
This shows us that discipleship is hard along the way and you must depend on God. You will also make sacrifices. Some people might not want you to stay in their house so you will face rejection. People will think that a disciple is a warrior and it is easy but being a disciple is hard.
To be a disciple you must be ready to give up everything you have for God, your family, job and wealth. The cost of being a disciple is about the sacrifices you make. You must start a new life and forget about your old sinful life. You have to accept suffering and follow Jesus.
The cost of being a disciple is having to put god first and make sacrifices.
“I tell you that this poor widow put more in the offering box than all the others. For the others put in what they had to spare of their riches; but she, poor as she is, put in all she had – she gave all she had to live on”. (MK 12:43-44)
The widow is a true disciple because she gave all she had to God; she shows total dedication to God. This story teaches us that part of being a disciple is that you have to give up what you have to help others like Blind Bartimaus who gave up what he had.
The cost of being a disciple may even your life – a disciple has to be prepared to die for his life.
“If anyone wants to come with me, he must forget self, carry his cross, and follow me”. (MK 8:34-35)
This clearly tells us that a disciple is aware of what they must do and they are prepared to face prosecution. Being a disciple isn’t all about suffering there are rewards also. Jesus said that you will get 100 times of what you give up and you will also receive eternal life. The meaning of this is that a disciple is prepared to forget his own needs and out others and God first, he is prepared to follow Jesus, even if that means suffering and death.
The rewards of being a disciple are eternal life and God will give you 100 times more of the things you gave up for him.
“Jesus said to them, “and I tell you that anyone who leaves home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and for the gospel, will receive much more in this present age. He will receive a hundred times more houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields. And in the age to come he will receive eternal life”. (MK 10:29-31)
This clearly tells us that a disciple is aware of what they must do and they are prepared to face prosecution. Being a disciple isn’t all about suffering there are rewards also. Jesus said that you will get 100 times of what you give up and you will also receive eternal life.
God recognizes that a disciple has given up many things for his faith and God will generously reward the disciple in this life and the life beyond death.
