{"id":29544,"date":"2023-05-08T23:59:31","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T14:29:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/?p=29544"},"modified":"2025-11-01T00:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-31T13:38:08","slug":"luke-962-fit-for-the-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/luke-962-fit-for-the-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"Luke 9:62 – Fit for the kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n[et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” da_disable_devices=”off|off|off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” da_is_popup=”off” da_exit_intent=”off” da_has_close=”on” da_alt_close=”off” da_dark_close=”off” da_not_modal=”on” da_is_singular=”off” da_with_loader=”off” da_has_shadow=”on”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ _builder_version=”4.24.1″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” min_height=”1891px” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content” sticky_enabled=”0″]

\u201cBut Jesus said to him, \u201cNo one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.<\/em>\u201d\u201d<\/p>\n

Meaning of “fit for the kingdom”<\/h3>\n

Different bible versions give a slightly different message for this verse.<\/p>\n

The KJV and NKJV say the person is “not fit for the kingdom”, which could mean either not suitable for entry to the kingdom, or not useful for the kingdom’s work. T<\/span>he NIV uses “not fit for service in the kingdom”, and the GNT says “no use for the Kingdom”, so these both take the second meaning.<\/p>\n

Looking back<\/h3>\n

To \u201clook back\u201d reminds me of Lot\u2019s wife in Genesis 19:26, when she looked back to Sodom and was turned to a pillar of salt. And of the people of Israel in Exodus 16:3, when they looked back with longing for the flesh pots of Egypt after being freed from slavery.<\/p>\n

Earthly idols<\/h3>\n

This points to the condition of our heart. If when turning to God we mourn the loss of earthly pleasures, our idols are still those earthly pleasures. Not only have we failed to see the surpassing richness of God\u2019s glory that He offers, but we have failed to trust that he will offer far greater joy \u2013 it\u2019s a lack of faith.<\/p>\n

Useful to God<\/h3>\n

Being useful to God is also for our own benefit. I have seen family and friends become despondent as we get older, as the earthly things we prize all fail eventually. But when our trust is in God, He carries us through all earthly decay. I will always remember that even as my mother\u2019s body was failing a few weeks before she died, she asked, \u201cHow long till I can dance and sing?\u201d Heavenly treasures are so wonderful that nothing compares.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cBut Jesus said to him, \u201cNo one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.\u201d\u201d Meaning of “fit for the kingdom” Different bible versions give a slightly different message for this verse. The KJV and NKJV say the person is “not fit for the kingdom”, which […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":29551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bible-verses"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29544","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29544"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29544\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29552,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29544\/revisions\/29552"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29544"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29544"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/questionsandbelief.org\/sw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29544"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}