Something I found interesting as I was reading through the times this phrase was used is that each time Jesus used it (and allot of them were just repeets from the diffrent tellings of the Gospel) it had to do with denying self.
We cannot serve self and Jesus.
The first time this is used in the NT is in Matthew 4:19
"And Jesus, walking by the sea of Galilee, saw two brethren, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers. And he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. And they straightway left their nets, and followed him." Mat 4:18-20
They straightway left their nets.
These were fishermen. Their nets were a majore part of their life. It was through these nets that they were enabled to supply themselves with fish, their sorce of income, their livelihood. Yet when Jesus walked by and said "follow Me" they straightway left their nets are followed.
Are we-am I- willing to leave the things that we depend on for our livelyhood (Peter andAndrew probably worked hard to get those nets) and the things that are our asurence of a desent life here on earth? Are we willing to cast it all aside and straightway follow Him?
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