Job 9:1-13, 14-16 / Luke 9:57-62
The book of Job presents God as beyond our human comprehension.
In other words, the book of Job tells us that God is much bigger than our ideas of Him, and He is beyond our definition.
The same can be said of Jesus in today's gospel. His demands of discipleship is way beyond our human comprehension.
Our initial reaction would be: How could Jesus be so demanding and unreasonable?
But when we reflect deeper, we will understand the purpose of Jesus.
Jesus is asking for an instant response to His call. There can be no hesitation; all else must be put aside. He is asking us to put Him as top priority.
In every situation that we are going to come across, the same question will be asked: Do you want to follow Me? Now?
An immediate response will be demanding of us. But when we are surrender totally to Him and make an immediate response, Jesus will never shortchange us, for He will also be immediate in responding to our needs and whatever we require to follow Him.
When Jesus calls, may we respond immediately. Because when we call out to Him, He too will respond immediately. That is not too difficult to comprehend.