Follow Me

“Come, follow me,” Jesus said. 

– Matthew 4:19

By sending Jesus to this earth, God gave us an example of how to walk and talk like Him.  Just look at God’s one and only son and you will see God with skin on.  If we trust God and want to walk in His ways, then we will follow in Jesus’ footsteps. All are welcome!

I find it comforting that Jesus didn’t call the most beautiful or the brightest to follow Him.  He called regular people.  The fisherman probably flunked out of Hebrew school.  The tax collector was shunned, most likely a loner with no social life.  And the women who accompanied Jesus along His journeys were sinners just like you and me.  Thank you God for choosing people we can relate to thousands of years later.  

I’ve been praying a lot lately for our nation, its our youth, and our future leadership.  I was encouraged a few years ago while at a Hillsong Church conference in Los Angeles.  It seemed like most of the people there were under 30 years old.  Statistically, this age demographic is supposedly not in church, not walking with Jesus, and not caring if we’re a Christian nation at all.  What I saw those days in LA gave me such hope.

I saw young Americans jumping for joy as they worshipped, heads down and arms raised praying for real help and healing.  I heard shouts of praise when the Bible was preached over them.  I cried tears of thanks to the Lord.  It was made clear to me that God is waking up a sleeping nation!  He is calling His children to turn back to Him, just like Jesus did in synagogues and homes, on mountainsides, and along lakesides.

Yes, God is waking up all His children and calling them to trust in Him.  God’s call is expansive and inclusive.  He calls people of different colors and backgrounds, with crazy tattoos, and multiple piercings.  He calls those who drive motorcycles and mini-vans, those who drop out of school and those with doctorate degrees.  Just like long ago, Jesus called a diverse group of people to follow Him.  In LA, I was reminded of what heaven will one day look like.  Thank you Jesus!

One day every knee will bow before Jesus and every tongue confess that He is Lord.  

- Romans 14:11

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