As small children, we knew the safety and calm of being by our parent’s side.
If we were with them, we knew that we’d be OK.
And whenever we thought wandering off was a good idea, it usually ended up costing us in some way.
I certainly recall the fear of being lost for hours a couple of times when I thought staying close by an adult family member wasn’t important.
Perhaps you have the same sort of memories.
Trust me when I tell you that it’s not a good thing.
It is infinitely more troubling when being lost involves the soul and spirit.
Some of you recall the varieties of turmoil you faced before you chose to walk with Jesus.
Some of you might be facing that turmoil just now.
This is not God’s will for your life.
He wants you to be filled with peace and walking in power according to the purposes and gifts He has planted into your life.
The best way to be on that road is to follow Jesus.
“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am, my servant also will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.” (John 12:26)
Following Jesus doesn’t mean doing the freelance thing of creating our own definition of a faithful life based on being less sinful than others.
Instead, it means learning and living out the pattern of Christ demonstrated during His days on earth as recorded in the Bible.
Where He was in lifestyle and purpose is where we should be.
Helping the hurting and lacking is what He did and what we should do.
Avoiding the traps of greed and immorality is what He did and what we should do.
Being in frequent conversations about faith is what He did and what we should do.
Where He was is where we are to be.
That is, if we consider ourselves to be His servants.
God honored Jesus with deliverance from the grave and a legacy that lives forever.
He’ll do the same for us if we’ll seek to live for the same purposes as Jesus.
As always, I love you
Martin
