37 Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me. 38 And whoever does not take his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it. ~ Matthew 10:37-39
One of the hardest teachings Jesus ever gave us is that of loving Him. He stated that to love anyone, including your parents, children, and your own life, more than Him makes you unworthy of Him. Jesus was trying to get us to understand that we aren’t this mortal body but the soul within. If we train up our children in the way they should go, then our children will accept salvation, and we will never lose them.
Within the Star Wars franchise, there’s a Jedi named Yoda. When guiding a young Jedi padawan (trainer), he learns that this padawan has a fear of losing someone he loves. So, Yoda gives him advice.
Train yourself to let go of everything you fear to lose.
Yoda
Losing someone you love is difficult. It can destroy you and freeze you in time if you allow it to. Christ tells us not to let that happen. Don’t let even the fear of losing someone stray you from the path set before you.
Today, we will attempt to rewrite and re-explain Scripture in order to approve of the sins of our parents, children, friends, and ourselves. We “love them” more than we love God. We “love” so much that we’re willing to believe and propagate lies in order to appease the fear of losing them. Because we’ve seemingly saved our relationship with them, we don’t even see that we’ve damned them and ourselves to an eternity away from Christ.
We have to understand that true love doesn’t rejoice in wrongdoing (1 Corinthians 13:4-7), and all wrongdoing is sin (1 John 5:16-18). Therefore, we must turn from our sins and help others to turn from their sins as well. This is the only true act of love. We have to be willing to lose a relationship with someone through sharing the one and only True Gospel with them if we truly want to love God and them. This isn’t an easy teaching, but it is a necessary foundational one.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Train Yourself To Let Go.
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