Charles Spurgeon Commentary Luke 9:62

"But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God." — Luke 9:62 (ASV)

And Jesus said to him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

You must go at once when you have orders to go. Not even the courtesies of life or deep affections should make you disobey the command of the Captain.

It would be a fine thing, in the day of battle, if the soldiers came to the general, and one said, "I must go back to bury my father," and another said, "I cannot fight, for I want to go and bid farewell to my mother." The country would soon be in a desperate state for lack of soldiers; and the great King, whose war is more important than any other, will not have as soldiers those who speak in this manner.

So, you see, there are three would-be followers gone; but there are at least seventy faithful followers left, as the next chapter shows. Our third reading will be at the end of the Gospel according to Matthew.