We must absolutely give up everything to follow the Lord

Brothers and sisters, we absolutely must understand the Doctrine of the Lord and put it into practice if we want things to change; if we want to find the Power that the early Church had. There won't be that Power until those who are called to be the firstfruits of this Church do not truly rise up to walk together in the will of God.

As I say in my teachings, the first thing to do in order to be able to follow the Lord is to abandon everything in this world in order to set yourself apart and dedicate yourself to God. We cannot claim to follow Jesus if we still have life in this world; the double-hearted man is inconstant in all his ways. God will vomit out those who are lukewarm and mixed, but he will keep those who are fully consecrated. If we still love the world, we cannot pretend that the Father's Love is in us, because we are enemies of God. Rather, we must renounce this world and renounce ourselves, otherwise we cannot become true disciples of Christ.

If the Power of God acted so much with the first disciples, it is for two reasons: the first is that each member had abandoned everything to follow him and was fully consecrated to the Lord; the second is that the members were all united in the Love of Christ, in one Spirit, one thought; and that they all walked with one heart, being one soul, with one goal: to do the work of God by fighting for one cause. No one complained about his role but everyone accepted it knowing that each role was useful for the common work, and there was no needy, because no one said that what he had was his but everything was distributed according to the needs of each one (in the Church / among the truly consecrated persons).

There is too much to say about the early church, but I invite you to read the acts of the apostles to understand what I am saying about the dedication, unity, and power that the early Christians had. I'm just going to share with you a few passages from the Gospels to show you that the first thing we must do is abandon everything in this world and dedicate ourselves fully to Jesus to follow him, without fear, without worrying about anything, for the Lord will take care of us and guide us constantly if we seek with all our heart to understand his will constantly:

Matthew 4:18 And Jesus, walking along the sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon, called Peter, and Andrew his brother, who cast their nets into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men. 20 And they immediately leaving their nets, followed him. 21 From there he went further, and saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in a boat, with Zebedee their father, mending their nets, and he called them. 22 And they immediately left their boat and their father, and followed him.

The same time in Luke 5:11 And having brought their boats on board, they left everything and followed him.

John 1:43 The next day Jesus wanted to go into Galilee, and he found Philip, and he said to him, Follow me. 44 Now Philip was from Bethsaida, the city of Andrew and Peter. 45 Philip found Nathanael, and said unto him, He of whom Moses wrote in the law, and whom the prophets foretold, we have found him; it is Jesus, the son of Joseph, of Nazareth.

Luke 5:27 After this he went out, and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office; 28 And he said unto him, Follow me. And he, abandoning everything, got up and followed him.

Matthew 10:37 Whoever loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; and he who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me; 38 And he who does not take up his cross and follow me is not worthy of me. 39 Whoever keeps his life will lose it; but the one who will have lost his life because of me, will find it.

Matthew 16:24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow me. 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake will find it; 26 For what profit is it for a man to gain everyone, if he loses his soul? Or what would man give in exchange for his soul?

Luke 9:10 When the apostles returned, they told Jesus all that they had done. Having taken them with him, he retired to a secluded place, to a solitary place, near a city called Bethsaida. 11 When the people heard of it, followed him, and Jesus having received them, spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and he healed those in need of healing. 12 As the day began to fall, the twelve came near and said to him, Send this multitude away, that they may go into the towns and into the surrounding countryside, to lodge and find food; for we are here in a deserted place. 13 But he said to them, You yourselves give them to eat.

Luke 9:57 As they were on their way, a man said to him, I will follow you, Lord, wherever you go. 58 But Jesus said unto him, Foxes have dens, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head. 59 He said to another, Follow me. And he answered, Lord, let me go first and bury my father. 60 Jesus said to her, Let the dead bury their dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God. 61 Another saith unto him also, I will follow thee, Lord, but let me first take leave of those who are in my house first. 62 But Jesus answered him, He that puts his hand to the plow and looks behind him is not useful to the kingdom of God.

Mark 10:21 And Jesus looking at him, loved him, and said to him, One thing is missing from you: Go, sell all that you have, and give it to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; after that come, follow me, taking up the cross.

Mark 10:28 Then Peter began to say to him, Behold, we have left all things, and have followed you. 29 And Jesus answered, Truly I say unto you, There is no one who has left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake and for the Gospel, 30 Who does not receive from now on in this century, a hundred times as many, houses, brothers, sisters, mothers, children, and lands, with persecutions; and, in the age to come, eternal life.

Mark 10:49 And Jesus standing still, said to be called to him. So they called the blind man, and said unto him, Be of good cheer, arise, he is calling thee. 50 And throwing off his cloak, he got up and came to Jesus. 51 Then Jesus answered and said to him, What do you want me to do to you? And the blind man answered him, Master, let me recover my sight. 52 And Jesus said unto her, Go; thy faith hath made thee whole. 53 And immediately he received his sight, and followed Jesus in the way.

Matthew 6:24 No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other; or he will cling to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and Mammon. 25 Therefore I say to you, Do not worry for your life, what you eat and what you drink; nor for your body, what you will be wearing. Isn't life more than food, and the body more than clothing? 26 Look at the birds in the air; for they do not sow, nor reap, nor gather in barns, but your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more than them? 27 And who is it among you that by your concern can add a cubit to your height? 28 And as for clothing, why are you worried about it? Watch how the lilies of the field grow; they neither work nor spin. 29 But I say to you that even Solomon in all his glory was not clothed like one of these. 30 If therefore God thus clothes the grass of the field, which is today, and which tomorrow shall be cast into the oven, will he not rather clothe you, O ye of little faith? 31 Therefore do not worry, saying, What shall we eat? what will we drink? or what shall we be clothed in 32 For these are the heathen who seek all these things; and your Heavenly Father knows that you need all of these things. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you on top of that. 34 Therefore do not worry about the morrow; for the next day will worry about what concerns him. Each day has enough trouble of its.

Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it pleased your Father to give you the kingdom. 33 Sell what you have, and give it as alms; make yourselves purses which never wear out, a treasure in the heavens which never fails, whence thieves do not approach, and where moth spoils nothing. 34 For where your treasure is, there also will your heart be.
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