LOVING FIRST

Luke 14:26-27
26 " If anyone comes to Me, and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be My disciple. 27 "Whoever does not carry his own cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple. NASU
** Ok, so how hard of a teaching is this? Now I know that He isn’t talking about turning your back on your family and hating them like an enemy. How do I know? Because He also says love and honor your parents. He’s talking about getting your priorities straight. Jesus must come first in our lives no matter what and no matter who may stand in our way. Again I’m reminded of the verse “seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness and all these things will be added to you.” When I place Jesus as number one in my life to the point that it look like I hate everything else, then true love for my dad and mom, wife, children, brothers and sisters really shines out thru me. Only when I love Him above all else will I ever experience true love for others.