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I was
listening to Brian on Daily Audio Bible
last night. He was reading the last chapter of John. He pointed out that the
last words Jesus spoke was, “Follow me.”
Peter had
been asking Jesus what would happen in the future to John. Jesus told him it
really wasn’t any of Peter’s business. Peter was to simply follow him. Peter had turned to look at John, but
Jesus said to him, "If I want him to
remain until I come, what is that to you? You follow Me!" John 21:22
We can’t
follow someone if we are looking around at the scenery or other people. I remember
so many times people would come to visit us in California. We would all be
going somewhere and Dad would say, “Just follow me.”
Yes, on a
freeway while going 70 miles per hour! Lol
My poor uncle and his family got lost when the freeway split into two
parts going the opposite direction. I forget how we finally found each other.
No cell phones in those days.
Many times,
my father took us on one of his famous “short cuts”. He didn’t follow the
regular routes. On the map the “short cut” looked, well, shorter! It never was
because the map we used didn’t show the mountains to go over or the slow speed
limits. He did that in Nevada and I got a bit of heat stroke. No air conditioning
then either! Every trip was either an adventure or some kind of torture.
We have the
freedom to follow whomever we wish. Free will. It’s what keeps us from being
robots. Some will follow evil; some will follow good.
I want to
follow Jesus. I want to follow him all the way to heaven.
Dear Father,
help us to keep our eyes on Jesus. Help us all to fall in love with him. Help
us to want to be just like him. Keep our eyes from wandering; especially keep
us from looking at other people and ourselves. In the name of Jesus, amen.
“… let us run with endurance the race
that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and
perfecter of faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising
the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Hebrews 12:1
“As Jesus went on from
there, He saw a man called Matthew, sitting in the tax collector's booth; and
He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.” Matthew 9:9
“He said to them,
"Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19
