Discipleship circles back to the beginning. In view of God’s mercies, we can give ourselves fully to the gospel, to God himself, to His church, and to those who desperately need to hear about Jesus.

Let’s not underestimate the power of truly living out a life worthy of the gospel. Let’s not underestimate the power of faithfully living out the Great Commandment and Great Commission.

Charles Spurgeon says, “In Christ’s days, and afterwards, discipleship usually involved the absolute giving up of everything that his followers had, for those were times of persecution; and if such seasons should come to us, we must have such love to Christ that, for his sake, we could forsake all that we have; otherwise, we cannot be his disciples.”