I Will Follow

Again Jesus said, "Peace be with you! As the Father has sent me, I am sending you." (John 20:21 NIV)

One small sentence that packs one huge statement! We know that Jesus has sent us to "Go out into the world to make disciples of all people..."...blah, blah ,blah... We've heard it hundreds of times... BUT, Jesus sends us AS the Father sent him. Jesus sends us IN THE SAME WAY in which the Father sent him.

The Father did not send Jesus to make a good life for himself. He did not send him to buy a big house or have 3 cars in his driveway. He did not send him to get a good education. And sadly, that is what many of his followers focus on as the main things of life.

If we are to be true disciples, we have a lot of reorganizing of priorities to do. Not many of us are going to be able to jump right in and be all that scripture implies we should be, but we need to start somewhere. We can start with trying to be more Christ-like in our daily lives... Loving who Jesus loves and serving like Jesus served.

At worship yesterday, our band offered a very fitting song... Listen to the words: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g02mOpdNDtY

Lord Jesus,
We claim to be your followers, but we are so far away from truly following. Help us. Amen.

Joys: lunch with the family; a room full of preschoolers in my Sunday school class; a fun weekend with Cecelia