Welcome to the InTouch Podcast with Charles Stanley for Wednesday, September 13th.

Sometimes Christians can have hesitations about their walk, but the devoted disciples should

develop an attitude that says yes, regardless of what is required.

Now, when we talk about discipleship, my friend, we talk about devotion to Jesus Christ,

and that is the theme of this particular message, and that is the devotion of discipleship.

Discipleship demands something from us.

God is always giving to us, but he's also demanding something from us, and I believe

in this passage is a clear delineation of what that price, what that cost, what that

devotion to him demands in this area of discipleship.

Now, let's see what he says.

He says beginning in this 26 verse, if any man come to me, whoever he may be, teenager,

teenage girl boy, adult, if anyone come to me and hate not his father, and mother, and

wife, and children, and brothers and sisters in his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Now, watch this three times, here's Jesus, three times he says, you can't be my disciple.

Secondly, you can't be my disciple.

Thirdly, you can't be my disciple.

He did not want to leave anybody in question as to the devotion which he demanded for discipleship.

Now, devotion speaks of loyalty, it speaks of love, it speaks of enthusiasm and zeal in

our performance for God.

Devotion says something about the innermost being of a man and a woman's heart.

Devotion says something about their allegiance and loyalty and love to Jesus Christ.

He speaks of something of the giving of themselves, with enthusiasm and zeal and order and force

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