Let the dead bury their dead

“Jesus said unto him, Let the dead bury their dead: but go thou and preach the kingdom of God.” - Luke 9v60

We come to those times in our lives when service and life go head to head and there is no easy resolution. God has called us to serve Him, all of us. My family serves the Lord in land far from where we were born and raised. There are still family, friends, associations, and contacts which in some ways tie us to America, but we are nor there.

One example is that Mary has never seen one of our children graduate from high school. I have only been to one graduation. This is never easy, it fact it is very hard emotionally to accept. There are other key moments that we just miss out on. It is tragic. It is hurtful. It causes disappointment and pain. Sometimes things just don’t work out practically.

However, look at what Jesus did for us. He left His heavenly home for a dirty, sin cursed world. The whole time, for 30 some years He toiled, knowing that the end result was that He would die on a cruel cross. I wonder if Jesus ever got homesick for heaven.

As hard as it is, sometimes we have to let the dead bury their dead” in serving the Lord. We have tried to submit our bodies as a living sacrifice to Him. That means we don’t always get what we want and can’t always do what we want to do.

So it is for all who choose to follow Him. Yet, is it really such a sacrifice when we think of what He did for us?