“Whoever serves me must
follow me; and where I am my servant will be. My Father will honor the one who
serves me” (John 12:26 NIV).
Jesus asked his apostles to follow Him. They
left their jobs immediately when He asked them to come with Him. They didn’t
just follow him for a day, they stayed with Him until He was crucified. They
wanted to learn from Him, and in order to do that they offered everything they
had to serve Him. So, since becoming a Christian, can you say the same? Do you
follow Him every day and try to please Him?
Have you ever had to follow someone to a
place that you have never been before? We went to Hungary on Dec. 31, 1992 to visit
our son and daughter-in-law because they had gone there as missionaries in
September. We couldn’t wait to see them again. They met us at the airport at Budapest on New Year’s eve
night. We hadn’t slept at all during the trip over and were exhausted, but our
little gal who was our tour guide and interpreter wanted to show us some of Budapest. New Year’s Eve
there is wild. All the people were in the streets with masks on. The little gal
we were following was very short. My husband kept his eye on her stocking cap
as we weaved in and out of the crowd. We would have been lost if we lost her.
She was quick too and was far ahead of us. When we reached our destination we
all sighed in relief.
She had lead us to the
hostel and we were safe.
Jesus urges us to follow Him too and keep
our eyes on what He wants us to do for Him, but in order to do that we must
know Him. In order to know Him we must read the Gospels of the Bible. We must
do what He says and act the way He would act in every situation. It is not
enough to say, “I believe in Jesus.” It is how you follow Him every day of your
life that is the most important. He promises that God will honor you for serving
Him. You must be committed enough to fulfill His plan for you every day and
serve Him and others.
Dear Lord,
Help us to follow you in
every way during each day. Help us to study the Gospels to really know you
better, and then let us step out in faith to serve you in wonderful ways.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen
