'And there went great multitudes with him; and he turned, and said unto them, "If any man come to me, and hate (an idiom of preference toward God) not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple. For which of you, intending to build a tower, sitteth not down first, and counteth the cost, whether he have sufficient to finish it? Lest haply, after he hath laid the foundation, and is not able to finish it, all that behold it begin to mock him, saying, 'this man began to build, and was not able to finish'.
'Or what king, going to make war against another king, sitteth not down first, and consulteth whether he be able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and desireth conditions of peace. So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.' (Luke 14:25-33 KJV)
So, the criterion for building the tower and making war against many is forsaking all that YOU have: your confidence in the flesh.
'And the disciples came, and said unto him, "Why speaketh unto them in parables?" He answered and said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but unto them it is not given. For whoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance; but whoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath." ' (Matthew 13:10-12 KJV)
So, if you forsake to follow Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit shows you how to have enough to finish well the good fight of faith: Christ in you, the hope of glory. Those who begin to build and begin to make war against another king must know what to HAVE to finish.
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