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DAY #24

by Michael Davis on July 24, 2021

“This is your last chance.  After this, there is no turning back.  You take the blue pill – the story ends, you wake up in your bed and you believe… whatever you want to believe.  You take the red pill – you stay in Wonderland and I show you how deep the rabbit hole goes.”  Morpheus – The Matrix

Jesus invited me to follow Him.  That’s His invitation to you as well. 

I often forget that the most important rule in following is this – I’m not the leader.  I like to lead, namely, I like to lead myself.  I’m not very good at it, but I still like to lead.  My leadership of me has gotten me in trouble on more than one occasion.  My leadership of me has led to others getting hurt.  And most tragically, my leadership of me has led me away from God.  Point being, I’m not good at leading me.

That’s the beauty of Jesus’s invitation to ‘follow Him’ – I get to put down my mantle of leadership and follow.  I don’t need to worry about where I’m going or how I’m going to get there or anything I’ll need along the way.  That’s Jesus’s concern, not mine.  I can simply enjoy the journey of the One who invited me to follow Him.

The road will not always be easy, but He told me in advance that it would not be.  There are and will continue to be plenty of twists and turns along the way – I’m ok with that for one reason alone… Jesus is a really good leader. 

As I survey the Scriptures, the people who had fresh story after fresh story of God being God were the followers.

Noah – you want me to build a boat in the desert?  Ok.

Moses – you want me to go back to Egypt?  Ok.

David – you want me to be King?  Ok.

Disciples – you want us to follow you?  Ok.

If you want to see God be God – begin following Jesus.  And by the way, that’s not a one-time decision.  This is a decision we need to make every moment, every day.

Jesus, you want me to text that person and tell them I’m praying for them?  Ok.

Jesus, you want me to talk about you with my neighbor?  Ok.

Jesus, you want me to take a day off to rest?  Ok.

Jesus, you want me to forgive that person?  Ok.

Jesus, you want me to serve?  Ok.

Jesus, you want me to give?  Ok. 

One step at a time.  No need to worry about step two or step three or step four – just take the step your Leader is inviting you to take.  He’s got you.  He’s for you.  Enjoy the ride. 

“Come, follow me…”  Matthew 4:18