Think about these words: dedication, devotion, discipleship, commitment, consecration, surrender, sacrifice. There are no blue-light specials on these virtues in the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom of God is not k-mart. I want you to get these two statements into your heart. Salvation is free, but discipleship is not cheap.

You may be familiar with the term day-trader. A day-trader is a high-risk investor who jumps in and out of the stock market often many times a day to capitalize on small price changes. These people have virtually no interest in the companies whose stock they are purchasing. They are simply trying to catch stocks that they think are going to rise in value and then they will sell and go looking for other quick - pick opportunities.

There is another group of investors who ha…