If there is anything,men seek to avoid ,that thing is pain. We do all the papers,read all the books,book that appointment,talk to that person,we do everything because we cannot stand pain.

When a person is doing bad or just commited ill,society says don’t put pain to his heart by correcting him,say nice words to him please.

I will follow everywhere,one fellow enthusiastically said to Christ,really replied Jesus but i  have no place to lay my head,he could not stand the pain of leaving a “certain” present for an “uncertain” future.

Another said,master what must i do to enter heaven,Jesus replied “obey the commandments”,he replied Lord,i have done all but what do i still lack?, Jesus answered him “Sir Sell all you have and come follow me”,that was too big a decision to make,the scriptures said he went home sad.

Zacchaeus today i must abide at your house,Jesus told Zacchaeus

And Zacchaeus stood, and said unto the Lord; Behold, Lord, the half of my goods I give to the poor; and if I have taken anything from any man by false accusation, I restore him fourfold. Luke 19:8  

This thing is hard for many,Zacchaeus had to restore all he has wrongly acquired,it meant he will have to subject himself to ridicule,he may have to step down from his position,he may even become bankrupt because of this decision,he may lose most of his friends,the world will call him crazy,he was resolute,he had decided for Jesus

Many want to follow Jesus and still continue to receive money from men who they had a sinful past with,many want to follow Jesus and still keep a job they acquired through bribery and corruption,many want to follow Jesus and still want to be working with a certificate/diploma they acquired falsely.

These fellows are deceived,they want to follow Jesus with no cost,they want to get to heaven land at the cheapest rate,they adjudge the message of sin and righteousness as stern and unfriendly.

Week after week ,they sing “I have decided to follow Jesus”,bu their life contradict their lips,they are not prepared to give up that sin inorder to follow Jesus,they are not prepared to fight the Lord’s battle in this age,they are delusioned.

Except the Lord show this fellows extreme mercy,doom sall be their sure end.

They are almost saved but lost,they are not far from the kingdom,they are at the door of the kingdom but will not enter.

They like the saints of days gone by,they read their biographies but want their results at a cost less than what they paid.

These fellow have designed their own Jesus,they cannot stand pain but soon shall gain hell

Rev 3:17  Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

Rev 3:18  I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see. Rev 3:19  As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.