"Which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it . . . "
Jesus not only counted the cost — He paid it in full on the cross (John 19:30). The thirty years in Nazareth, the three years of rejection and scandal, the agony of Gethsemane, and the suffering of Calvary were the price of your salvation. He bore it all so that you could be free.
You cannot help but love Him for what He has done. God first loved us (1 John 4:19), and our love is simply the natural response to His sacrifice. When the Holy Spirit comes to dwell within you, He brings that love with Him — a love that transforms and compels.
Jesus is the Master Builder (1 Corinthians 3:11). He is not building an empire of workers who strive for Him, but of disciples through whom He works. That is why surrender is essential. You cannot manufacture new life in Christ; you must receive it. Yield your will to Him, and He will build His life in you (Galatians 2:20).
The men and women He uses are those in whom He has done everything. They love Him personally, passionately, and with great devotion — more than their own lives, more than family, more than comfort (Luke 14:26, 33). And they do not demand to choose their assignment. The Builder decides where each stone belongs (1 Peter 2:5). Our role is obedience; His role is placement.
All that we build will be tested by God’s fire (1 Corinthians 3:13). The question is not whether we worked hard, but whether we let Christ work through us. His building will stand. Ours will not.
~ Quil
Lord, You counted the cost and paid it in full.
Teach me to surrender my will,
to love You above all else,
and to let You build Your life through me.
May everything I do be Your work, not mine.
In Jesus' name, Amen.
Breath Prayer
“Jesus, You are the Builder — I yield to You.”
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