When Jesus bids us come, He is calling us out of our lives and into His. He calls us from unrighteousness to righteousness, from unholiness to holiness. He calls us to die, that we might truly live. When the call of Christ comes on our lives it is the most precious moment in our lives. The declaration of Follow Me is one that calls for the forfeiting of our lives, of or our own desires and passions, and a pursuit of the surpassing knowledge of Christ. We pick up our cross and Follow Him, told that hardships and hatred are assured, but girded with hope and joy, promised that He will be with us every step of the way, even until the end of the age. We Follow Him and we learn from Him, how to be like Him. We Follow Him and discover what it means to truly love. We Follow Him, because, we are truly loved. Jesus Christ is the one great hope, in a world devoid of hope. Jesus is the great promise, in a world full of broken promises. Jesus Christ is the balm that eases the pain, in a world that enjoys inflicting pain. Jesus calls all men with the declaration, FOLLOW ME! Do we trust Him? Do we trust Him with our lives? Do we trust Him with all that we are? Can we, as the select few did, leave our lives and desires to rot on that beach, as we straight-away drop our nets, and answer the Shepherds call.. FOLLOW ME!
