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by David Gibson

  • What it cost Abraham: his homeland (Acts 7:2-3; Hebrews 11:8-10).
  • What it cost Joseph: imprisonment (Genesis 39).
  • What it cost Moses: the pleasures of sin and the treasures of Egypt (Hebrews 11:24-26).
  • What it cost Jesus: His blood (I Peter 1:18-19).
  • What it cost John the Baptist: his head (Mark 6:17-29).
  • What it cost Stephen: his life (Acts 7:54-60).
  • What it cost Matthew: his job (Matthew 9:9).
  • What it cost Paul: his prestige (Philippians 3:4-8).
  • What it cost John: exile (Revelation 1:9).
  • What it cost the Hebrew Christians: loss of their property (Hebrews 10:32-34).
  • What it cost Epaphroditus: his health (Philippians 2:25-30).
  • What it cost the Christians of Asia Minor: rejection by their peers (I Peter 4:1-4).

They believed it was well worth it. For those who are faithful, for every cost there is abundant compensation (Mark 10:28-30).

What has it cost you?

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