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Devotional for October 5, 2026

DISCIPLESHIP REQUIRES OBEDIENCE

SCRIPTURE READING - 📖 Luke 14:26

“If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.”

Additional Verses

📖 1 Kings 19:19-21; Matthew 4:18-25; Luke 14:25-35

A disciple is someone who is prepared to learn from the teacher. In other words, to be a true disciple of Jesus Christ you must be prepared to yield yourself to the program of discipline set before you. This is exactly what Jesus Christ is saying in Luke 14:26 to everyone who desires to follow Him and become a member of the kingdom of heaven. You have to be obedient to His voice and all He says in His Word. Prophet Isaiah when he was called by God, he responded immediately because he had seen the glory of God. Isaiah 6:8 says, “Also l heard the voice of the Lord, saying, Whom shall l send and who will go for us? Then said l, Here am l, send me.” The Lord God gave him a message to His people. When Jesus Christ called the disciples to follow Him, they gave up all their trades and professions in order to be with Him wherever He went. According to Matthew 4:18-24, we learn how Simon, Andrew, James and John immediately obeyed the call to discipleship when Jesus Christ said to them, “Follow Me and I will make you fishers of men.” The Bible says Peter and Andrew immediately left their nets and followed Him. It was also the same with James and John the two sons of Zebedee. They immediately left the boat and their father, and followed Jesus Christ. Remember that Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever. He calls the same way He did to the disciples, and He expects the same obedience to those who hear His voice. To be a true disciple of Jesus Christ there must be something that you give up, just as it was with Simon Peter, Andrew, James and John as well as the other disciples. Listen to how Jesus Christ Himself responded to those who told Him that His mother, brothers and sisters were standing outside wishing to speak to Him in Matthew 12:46-50: Verse 49-50 says, “And He stretched out His hand toward His disciples and said, “Here are My mother and My brothers! For whoever does the will of My Father in heaven is My brother and sister and mother.” True discipleship is therefore obedience to the will of the Father in Heaven. To love the Lord with all your heart, mind and strength and do what the Word of God directs you to do. The only way you will be able to live according to the Father’s will, is when you yield yourself to His Word in the User’s manual which is the Holy Bible. Alleluia!

Prayer

Dear LORD Jesus Christ, thank You for letting me know that You require obedience rather than sacrifice from me. Help me to be an obedient child so that I may fully be Your disciple. In Jesus Christ’s name l pray, Amen.