"Taking Note" -2

"Rebuke the company of spearmen, the multitudes of the bulls, with the calves of the people, till every one submit himself with pieces of silver: scatter thou the people that delight in war." (Psalms 68:30) So, in the interest of time, and in the interest of getting to the truth of the matter, it's all about submission. Submission is something that does not come easy, because it comes with a cost; it's going to cost you something to submit your life to the Lord! Jesus spoke of this in Luke 14:26-33, speaking about loving Him more than ourselves. It pretty much depends upon your outlook; which, in case you don't know what outlook means, it is your point of view about what is yours and what belongs to the Lord. To be more specific and to the point, it really comes down to letting go of everything and anything! What ever it is that is coming between you and your total submission to the Lordship of Jesus Christ must be let go; whether that means leaving it at the cross, or asking Jesus to take it from you, it must be calculated in your heart as no longer yours to hold onto. In case you did not get that, that meant that it is your choice as to whether you are going to hold onto what ever it is, or you are going to let it go. But you must be warned that you really need to count the cost, because even the wrong choice is going to cost you, because you do not want to be at war with God...
"If you want to be my disciple, you must hate everyone else by comparison - your father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters - yes, even your own life. Otherwise, you cannot be my disciple. And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple. But don't begin until you count the cost. For who would begin construction of a building without first calculating the cost to see if there is enough money to finish it? Otherwise, you might complete only the foundation before running out of money, and everyone would laugh at you. They would say, 'There's the person who started that building and couldn't afford to finish it!' Or what king would go to war against another king without first sitting down with his counselors to discuss whether his army of 10,000 could defeat 20,000 soldiers marching against him? And if he can't, he will send a delegation to discuss terms of peace while the enemy is still far away. So you cannot become my disciple without giving up everything you own. Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? Flavorless salt is good neither for the soil nor for the manure pile. It is thrown away. Anyone with ears to hear should listen and understand!" (Luke 14:26-35) NLT