Our subject this week is all about being a disciple of Christ. Lots of people I have know profess to be Jesus-followers. In the Hebrew context (they called him Rabbi or teacher) a follower would walk and 'abide' with the teacher, listening, learning, asking questions and emulating. This is the Biblical context to which we are called.
This weeks blog will be more questions than answers. We know the Biblical call is to grow into the likeness of Christ ... to reflect Him as we make choices that show our devotion ... to follow with deed, not just words.
Here are those pesky questions:
1. How is my walk? Do I walk (as the follower would walk with the teacher) so close that I taste the Rabbi's dust in my mouth? Am I close enough to hear Him?
2. Do I listen to Him? When I pray do I try to hear what God is saying back to me? Do I read the things He said in His Word? And, do I obey or do I find myself ignoring His commands?
3. Do I learn? Am I closer to Him today than yesterday? Do I find myself pining for the time when God was close or do I rejoice that my relationship with Him is growing?
4. Do I ask questions like the twelve used to ask? Am I so bound by cliches that I am more afraid to ask God a question than I am to walk in ignorance? Am I so bound to my ideology that I cannot think outside the box of my world? Is Jesus God of my choices even if those choices place me at odds with the folks I hang out with?
5. Do I try to emulate Jesus? If the truest form of flattery is imitation, how does my life look as an imitation of the person Jesus that I claim as Lord and Savior? If He is both Lord and Savior shouldn't I be into trying to do the things that Jesus would do?
OK ... I told you the questions would be hard! Come Sunday and we will debrief these questions and try to come up with some answers to live out every day. See you there! Pastor Randy
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