You know that
feeling you get when you look out at the lawn that’s been freshly cut? You have
a sense and feeling of accomplishment b/c of how nice it looks. Maybe you
needed to cut the grass in preparation for company that’s coming over to the
house or simply b/c it needed to be cut. Have you ever stood back and looked at
how straight the lines of the grass were? Were they straight? Were they
crooked? Off to the side? Sometimes it happens to us when we cut the grass. Our
parents taught us from young on – Don’t look back! Don’t get distracted – you
can do a lot of damage with the lawn mower. Keep your eyes looking ahead. Don’t
look back! If you’re distracted and not looking at where you’re supposed to be
going, you run into things and the lines of the grass are crooked.
Our words of
encouragement from our Lord Jesus this morning are similar to what our parents
told us when cutting the grass. Jesus was speaking to the disciples and to you
and me when it comes to discipleship and following Christ – “Don’t Look Back!” Jesus said – “No one who puts his hand to the plow and
looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” Let’s look at these verses this morning as we
hear and heed these words of warning and encouragement.
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