Luke 5:11 And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him. This was indispensable to our becoming disciples. It is indispensable to our continuing disciples. 1. We are to feel habitually that we have nothing of our own. All idea of proprietary rights we are to relinquish. 2. And when the selfish counter pleas that oppose the claims of the rightful Master solicit my consent, I must hear only the one Divine call that bids me forsake all I have in devotion to this new Master. 3. And this renunciation of all must be made in the conviction that there is no use we can possibly make of ourselves and of what we have that can be so sweet, so wise, and so fruitful of good and of blessing, as to lay the whole down at Jesus' feet. ( A. L. Stone, D. D.) Parallel Verses KJV: And when they had brought their ships to land, they forsook all, and followed him.WEB: When they had brought their boats to land, they left everything, and followed him. |
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