Message by Larry Thacker Jr. from February 20, “No Turning Back”
Our text is from Luke 9:57-62. Jesus is making His final journey to Jerusalem, and on the way He holds conversations with three people that seem to want to follow Him, but in each case something holds them back. His answers sure don’t seem designed to encourage them. To the first He points out that He has no permanent home. To the second He seems to show a calloused disregard for the death of the man’s father, and to the third, who just wants to say goodbye to his folks, he says, “”No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.” By this time we should know Jesus well enough to understand that His words are more than what they seem. His purpose is always redemptive. So let’s dive in and see if we can learn what He is teaching us.
