John 21:19
And when he had said this, he said to him, “Follow me.”
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I was watching a comedy show in TV. The interviewer, who walks with a limp, told the applicant to “walk this way and follow me”. And true enough, the applicant walk the same way, that is, with a limp. It was supposed to be a joke and not to poke fun on people with disabilities.
And our Lord Jesus is also telling us to “walk this way and follow me”. He carried His cross and He wants us to carry our own cross. He died on the cross and He wants us also to die to ourselves. And as He followed the will of God, He also wants us to follow Him and be fishers of men.
And dying to ourselves doesn’t really mean being killed for your belief in Jesus. It means renewing your old self; releasing something in your life as you chooses to save your life. To lose your life would be to change your life to whatever God says it should be.
God gives us choice: choice to sin or to believe in Jesus.
It is really difficult for us to do this but always remember that the Lord, Himself, has not hated us even though we are all sinners. Start living your life in love. Follow the examples of Jesus. Unless you start loving, you will not really experience true love in return.
Make a choice now before it is too late. I am taking comfort in the fact that God is going to be with me every step on this difficult journey I am on. Do you love God? Then, follow Him.
Let us pray +
Lord Jesus, I love You for You loved us first. And out of this love, You gave your life so all our sins will be forgiven and give us the opportunity again to join You in Heaven together with God and the Holy Spirit. Fill my heart with love for others, that it may draw love unto itself. Set me free from selfish cares, that I may have time and thoughts for them. Bless me, that I receive love by the loving service that I give. Amen+
The Lord has established his throne in heaven.
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