18/12/2025
“If anyone comes to me and does not hate father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters—yes, even their own life—such a person cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:26, NIV)
This is one verse of Scripture that puts cold, dispassionate perspective on what it means to be the Lord’s disciple in principle and practice.
Admission into the Lord’s discipleship programme is free but participation is more expensive than silver and gold. From this verse of Scripture, there are two major things that can be inferred to be more expensive than silver and gold:
1. One’s own life
2. One’s family: father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters
It is simple: a disciple of the Lord Jesus must learn to prioritise their relationship with the Lord above their own life and family —always!
Yes, it's that serious!
© Apostle Arome Osayi