Scripture Union Daily Guide 22 March 2026: Today’s Devotional Reading and Reflection – Sunday
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TOPIC: Following Jesus Is Not Cheap
OPENING PRAYER
Help me to understand the exceeding greatness of your power as I read through this passage, dear Lord.
SCRIPTURE READING
Luke 14:25-35
25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,
26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
27 And whosoever doth not bear his cross, and come after me, cannot be my disciple.
28 For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it?
29 Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him,
30 Saying, This man began to build, and was not able to finish.
31 Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand?
32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace.
33 So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.
34 Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be seasoned?
35 It is neither fit for the land, nor yet for the dunghill; but men cast it out. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
QUESTIONS FOR MEDITATION
►Q2: Is there any example for me to follow or not to follow?
►Q5: Is there any warning for me to heed?
►Q7: What truth is God revealing to me in this passage?
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One would expect that Jesus should be excited with the large crowd following Him and should do whatever He can to retain them. But, instead of making discipleship sound easy, Jesus confronted them with the hard truth: following Him requires total commitment. Read Luke 14:26-27 again. Observe the strong language that Jesus used to address them. If you were Jesus, how would you have addressed the crowd? How do preachers address such a crowd of followers today?
Does Jesus really mean we should hate our families? (See Matthew 10:37 for further clarification). Jesus is not calling for hatred but for undivided devotion. He must come first, even above the closest of our relationships.
In Luke 14:28-32, Jesus told two short parables to illustrate that following Him requires counting the cost. To build a tower you must first calculate the cost, and to go to war against an adversary, you must consider if you can win. Following Jesus is not cheap; it will cost us some valuable things. Have you considered what it means to follow Him fully? Are there areas where you hold back?
INSIGHT
* Any new insight or reinforcement of what you already know?
HYMN – Lord, whose love in humble service
1. Lord, whose love in humble service
bore the weight of human need,
who upon the cross, forsaken,
worked your mercy’s perfect deed,
we, your servants, bring the worship
not of voice alone, but heart,
consecrating to your purpose
every gift that you impart.
2 Still your children wander homeless;
still the hungry cry for bread;
still the captives long for freedom;
still in grief we mourn our dead.
As you, Lord, in deep compassion
healed the sick and freed the soul,
use the love your Spirit kindles
still to make your people whole.
3 As we worship, grant us vision
till your love’s revealing light
in its height and depth and greatness
dawns upon our quickened sight,
making known the needs and burdens
your compassion bids us bear,
stirring us to tireless striving,
your abundant life to share.
4 Called from worship into service,
forward in your name we go,
to the child, the youth, the aged,
love in living deeds to show.
Hope and health, goodwill and comfort,
counsel, aid, and peace we give,
that your children, Lord, in freedom
may your mercy know, and live.
CLOSING PRAYER
Lord, help me to follow You with complete devotion, putting You above all else. Strengthen me to be a faithful disciple, ready to pay the price that following You may involve.
PRAYER OF FAITH
Offer a prayer of faith in line with Luke 11:28
ONE YEAR BIBLE READING: Deuteronomy 32-34, Psalms 91
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