“Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 28:19 (NIV)
Taking down a 250 year old tree wasn’t an easy task, but what became more challenging was the hive of bees embedded within the tree. As my husband and his brothers tackled the task, the rest of us watched at a distance. And might I add a safe distance. Using smoke and a trained beekeeper, we discovered that when the Queen Bee came out, the rest swarmed right behind her. Like soldiers marching with their leader, the bees were committed to following the Queen even if it meant leaving their hive behind – that’s true loyalty.
Wonder if we have anyone following us? Now I’m definitely not advocating striving for Queen or idol status. Rather as devoted followers of Christ are we living in a way that others would be impassioned to follow Him? Would they want to follow us as we are following hard after Christ with all our heart, mind, and soul?
I don’t know about you, but there are many times when I doubt my ability to even lead myself, and the very thought of someone else walking in my footsteps is scary. You know what, the disciples felt the same way. Even after seeing, talking, touching and worshipping the Risen Christ, some of those eleven still doubted. How sweet of Christ to meet them (and us) with their doubts and yet proclaim, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations.” Sweet friends , we’ve been commissioned to go out into our world and make disciples – now let’s give them a reason to follow us as we follow Christ.
“Father, every day we are presented with opportunities to influence our world – help our loyalty and devotion to You to draw others to follow in our footsteps.”
For His Glory
Janet Martin
TRBC Women’s Life
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