He cannot be my disciple

Rm 13,8-10; Ps 111; Lk 14, 25-33
6 NOVEMBER

The following of Jesus is not without rules. The first rule is aimed at reaching the goal. We do not follow Jesus for the things of this world, but for the eternal ones. One enters heaven by walking the path of his Word, which is the Sermon on the Mount. One remains in the Word, he obeys it and enters the eternal kingdom. You come out of the Word, you walk through paths that lead to death today and tomorrow, on earth and in eternity. Nobody can change this rule. It lasts until the advent of the new heavens and the new earth. The Word is the chariot to Paradise.

“Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road broad that leads to destruction, and those who enter through it are many. How narrow the gate and constricted the road that leads to life. And those who find it are few. “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name? Did we not drive out demons in your name? Did we not do mighty deeds in your name?’ Then I will declare to them solemnly, ‘I never knew you. Depart from me, you evildoers.’ “Everyone who listens to these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on rock. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. But it did not collapse; it had been set solidly on rock. And everyone who listens to these words of mine but does not act on them will be like a fool who built his house on sand. The rain fell, the floods came, and the winds blew and buffeted the house. And it collapsed and was completely ruined” (Mt 7,13-27).

Today this rule has been abrogated as a true Gospel code. It has been replaced by Christians by a non-rule. Heaven is for everyone. There is no way that leads to perdition, because there is no perdition. If there is no way to perdition, neither is there a way to Paradise. Paradise is given by nature and not by will. Naturally, we are men, naturally the end is Paradise. The will is cut off. It no longer exists concerning faith, charity, hope, morality or evil. A second rule for the missionaries of Jesus: they will have to eliminate the before of the call and always put themselves entirely, with heart, soul, spirit and body at the service of the mission.

As they were proceeding on their journey someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” Jesus answered him, “Foxes have dens and birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to rest his head.” And to another he said, “Follow me.” But he replied, “(Lord,) let me go first and bury my father.” But he answered him, “Let the dead bury their dead. But you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” And another said, “I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say farewell to my family at home.”  (To him) Jesus said, “No one who sets a hand to the plough and looks to what was left behind is fit for the kingdom of God” » (Lk 9,57-62).

The third rule concerns perseverance. Christ Jesus must always be in the first place in our life. You choose Him, you love Him and everything else must be loved from his Word and from his heart. The choice of Him must be until the end. Jesus is not chosen on a time basis or even for a stretch of road. You choose, you do not change your mind anymore. Who wants to choose him forever, let him do so. Otherwise let him withdraw from the choice from the first moment.

Great crowds were travelling with him, and he turned and addressed them, “If any one comes to me without hating his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. Which of you wishing to construct a tower does not first sit down and calculate the cost to see if there is enough for its completion? Otherwise, after laying the foundation and finding himself unable to finish the work the onlookers should laugh at him and say, ‘This one began to build but did not have the resources to finish.’ Or what king marching into battle would not first sit down and decide whether with ten thousand troops he can successfully oppose another king advancing upon him with twenty thousand troops? But if not, while he is still far away, he will send a delegation to ask for peace terms. In the same way, everyone of you who does not renounce all his possessions cannot be my disciple.

Mother of God, Angels and Saints ensure that we choose Christ Jesus every day for ever.