Every decision we make in life comes with a cost. There’s a cost to staying married and a cost to divorce. There’s a cost to telling a lie, but there’s also a cost to telling the truth. There’s a cost to greed and there’s a cost to generosity. This principle carries over into all of our decisions.

Jesus told his would-be disciples that they should count the cost before deciding to follow him. It isn’t easy to be a fully committed follower of Jesus. It can be costly to tell the truth, to live a moral life and to keep our promises. Doing what is right by God and by God’s book, the Bible, can be pricey for us. But even though becoming a follower of Jesus comes with a price, it’s eternally worth it.