Everything Luke 13 So many have nearly g

Everything

Luke 13
So many have nearly given everything, they nearly entered the victory place of total devotion but stopped short of everything.
John Huss, before being burned at the stake in the 16th century wrote whilst imprisoned:
“Without You I cannot do anything and especially, for Your sake I cannot go to a cruel death. Grant me a ready spirit, a fearless heart, a right faith, a firm hope, and a perfect love, that for your sake I may lay down my life with patience and joy.”

Jesus gave everything.
1. Performance religion will never lead to everything, v31 “some Pharisees came to Jesus …”
There are never enough works.

2. Leaving early stops short of everything, v31 “leave this place …”
There are more so-called prophetic words from God on leaving than on going forward, overcoming the problem, carrying out destiny. It needs to stop.

3. The fear of losing opposes the giving of everything, v31 “Herod wants to kill you …”
When a person is committed to the cause of giving everything then the suggestion that the person will lose something or if not everything us not a fear but an encouragement.

4. Prior to everything is persistence, v32,33 “I will keep going”
Can you stand firm in the valleys of the shadow of death as well as the green pastures?

5. His everything was everything, v33 He came to die.
Everything is saying goodbye to our plans.
The cross is death not beauty.

Will you give everything?