You Get What You Pay For!

Once upon a time (it feels like it) i was in a hardware store looking for a drill, i found two of them that i liked and to me, the only difference (huge) between them was the price. I asked a lady worker for help, considering that the store's motto is "the helpful place", i had no doubt that she would help me, but when i asked her why the price was so different, she replied: "You get what you pay for!" Then she turned around and left and i was shocked by her attitude. Of course she meant: "If you pay for the best drill, you will get the best drill". It didn't take much longer to realize that she was right, despite her lack of politeness, she spoke the truth. Applying this "truth" to our context (christianity), we'll see that Jesus spoke just like that (parable), for example: Matthew 13:45-46. Do you remember what Jesus told the rich young ruler? Mark 10:21. How about Luke 14:26. Is Jesus being "literal" when He says that His disciple must HATE his family? Of course not, Jesus is talking about "priority" or "importance", He is not teaching us to literally HATE our neighbor or else He would be contradicting Himself: Matthew 22:36-40. There's something called "extreme or hyperbolic language" in the Bible and that's the case. Another case is found in Genesis 29:30-31. Do you understand what it means to follow Jesus as His disciple? It means that you will LOVE Him MORE than you love anyone else, even yourself, to the point that you will be willing to lose your life for His sake. If the PAYMENT is your "life", then you will GET "eternal life": John 12:25; If the PAYMENT is "money" (prosperity gospel), then you will GET "money", etc. At the end, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR! How much is the Kingdom of God worth for you? Are you willing to "sell" everything and follow Jesus Christ? Are you loving the LORD your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind?