Jesus’ Call: What response does Jesus demand?
To gain the eternal life won by Jesus’ death and resurrection, he demands that we follow him (Mark 8:34). We must give total control of our lives to him at whatever cost to self. We must submit to Jesus as king and entrust our lives to him even if that brings suffering. This is very demanding, but Jesus wants us to see that eternal life to come far outweighs any cost to following him now (Mark 8:35-38, 10:29-31). And if all of this really is true, then it would be foolish not to do what Jesus says.
