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A Follower of Christ
  
Nobody worries about Christ as long as he can be kept shut up in
churches. He is quite safe inside. But there is always trouble
if you try and let him out.

-- G. A. Studdert Kennedy


A Christian……..a follower of Christ……how do you follow Christ? How do you love Christ? Whose will………His will? How do you hear Him when He speaks? Do you hear Him? Do you listen?

Which are you…….one like the woman caught in adultery……..or the prideful scorner hurling stones?

Are you like the humble tax collector who comes before God admitting your brokenness……….or are you like the Pharisee…..better than the broken one?

Are you saved? You know the beginning…….you know the ending…….but what comes between?

What does this mean?
Luk 9:23 And he said to them all, If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow me.

What does it mean to you?

I have to admit, there is nothing easy in being a follower of Christ. It’s easy being saved, easy reading the Bible, going to church, praying but when it comes to actually living our belief and faith……we fail miserably.

Mat 11:29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Mat 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

I have taken these two verses to heart in a big way. Because being a follower of Christ is sometimes burdensome. Giving up your desires for His desires, asking for His will in your life as opposed to your own….this is not an easy thing. But He equips us, and gives us the strength we need to walk the walk with Him.

Psa 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.

When you ask God to create in you a clean heart…….it means sometimes He has to break you down, bring you to your knees……..and it hurts! Coming face to face with God with all your brokenness has got to be one of the most painful things you will ever do….but I can tell you from the depth of my heart that it is the most spirit refreshing thing you will ever do!

The closer you draw to God, the lonlier you feel as a Christian. There is nothing sadder than talking with a fellow believer about the wonders of the Holy Spirit, the amazing grace of God, and they look at you with glazed eyes. I know this because I too once stood with glazed eyes, just “not getting it”. When I talk about listening to His Word while I sleep, or listening to His Word on my IPOD as I walk, other Christians look at me as though I am whacko!

Mat 22:37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind.

What does that verse mean to you? It means exactly what it says to me.

And if we are mocked for loving God this way……….who is being mocked……is it me………is it God’s work in me……..is it God Himself?

Mt. 11:15
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O COME ALL YE FAITHFUL Sep 1, 2008 12:07 am
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Joh 13:4 He riseth from supper, and laid aside his garments; and took a towel, and girded himself.
Joh 13:5 After that he poureth water into a bason, and began to wash the disciples' feet, and to wipe them with the towel wherewith he was girded.

These verses really impacted me this morning. This act of washing the feet of his disciples speaks volumes of His faithfulness and servant heart.

Being faithful isn't a gift that we may get, it is a requirement that God expects of us. Not just faithfulness to Him, but faithfulness in our relationships too.

There are times when I get hurt, I want to stamp my feet...when my faithfulness to someone isn't returned. And I ask, why should I be faithful? My faithfulness is my undoing after all. When someone rejects me and walks away from me as if I don't matter to them....what's the point in being faithful if it just means I will be hurt? Why not just keep everyone at arms length to save me from getting hurt?

Because He asks me to be faithful, regardless of the outcome.

Remember when Jesus was praying in the garden...He asked His disciples to sit and pray with Him....but they fell asleep. A few hours previously, He had washed their feet in an act of faithfulness and humility...yet here they were, in His time of desperate need.....they were asleep, with clean feet...that He had washed.

He could have, rightly should have....told them to just get lost! What a lousy way to repay His friendship huh?

But what did Jesus do? He allowed Himself to be taken away in chains....beaten, scorned, ridiculed...hung on a cross...suffering untold agony....tasting the pit of hell...for His friends....for you....for me. Beautiful, faithful Saviour!

2Co 9:6 But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

We reap what we sow. What we sow into the life of another, we will reap also. No, it may not be from the person whose life we have sown into....we will reap the benefits from God Himself. His reward is far greater than the earthly reward from another person.

If we sow in love, He will give us love......if we sow in loyalty, we will receive loyalty...if we sow faithfulness, He will be faithful to us. It really is a win win situation!

I pray that His grace flows through me, equipping me to show faithfulness to those He brings into my life. I pray I have the grace to expect nothing in return. I pray that the seeds I sow in the lives of people around me will be a pleasing fragrance to Him, seeds that will enrich and bear good fruit.

Thank you Jesus.....for Your faithfulness to me!

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