“If they have called the master of the house Beelzebul, how much more will they malign his household.” Matthew 10:25
“‘A servant is not greater than his master.’ If they persecuted me, they will persecute you.” John 15:20
Jesus did not try to make discipleship look easy.
Most of the things Jesus asked His friends to do were simple, but they weren’t easy. He told them to drop their plans because He had new ones for them, and it meant they had to give up being in charge. They had to let go of their need to be in control.