The one thing Christians must do
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 NIV
Jesus gave one command to his disciples when he began his ministry: Follow me. That was it. They were to go where he led them to go. They were to go wherever he went. He led. They followed. That made them his disciples. They didn't vote on where they would go or what they would do. They didn't determine their destination. Sometimes they just went with him and listened to him preach and teach. Sometimes they just went with him and watched him heal and cast out demons. Later in Jesus' ministry he gave them authority to preach, heal, and cast out demons. But first, he called them to simply be with him. You and I who believe in him have the same calling:
Follow the Spirit of Jesus.
The Apostle Paul said, "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the children of God." He also said, "Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh...If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law." The Spirit of Christ gives us the same command he gave the first disciples, "Follow me." That's it. We are his servants. And as it is written, "Whoever serves me must follow me." Paul said, "Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slave, whom you obey?"
Are you a servant and slave of Jesus? If you want to be, it's simple. Present yourself to him as his servant and slave. Then know that to be his servant and slave, you must follow him. Wherever he goes, you must go, no matter the consequence. And God the Father will honor you as a servant of Christ, as a true disciple. True disciples and servants of Christ follow his Spirit wherever his Spirit leads. Wherever the Spirit is, they also will be. The Father honors those who serve Jesus by following His Spirit.
Jesus gave one command to his disciples when he began his ministry: Follow me. That was it. They were to go where he led them to go. They were to go wherever he went. He led. They followed. That made them his disciples. They didn't vote on where they would go or what they would do. They didn't determine their destination. Sometimes they just went with him and listened to him preach and teach. Sometimes they just went with him and watched him heal and cast out demons. Later in Jesus' ministry he gave them authority to preach, heal, and cast out demons. But first, he called them to simply be with him. You and I who believe in him have the same calling:
Follow the Spirit of Jesus.
The Apostle Paul said, "As many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are the children of God." He also said, "Walk in the Spirit and you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh...If you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law." The Spirit of Christ gives us the same command he gave the first disciples, "Follow me." That's it. We are his servants. And as it is written, "Whoever serves me must follow me." Paul said, "Do you not know that to whom you present yourselves slaves to obey, you are that one's slave, whom you obey?"
Are you a servant and slave of Jesus? If you want to be, it's simple. Present yourself to him as his servant and slave. Then know that to be his servant and slave, you must follow him. Wherever he goes, you must go, no matter the consequence. And God the Father will honor you as a servant of Christ, as a true disciple. True disciples and servants of Christ follow his Spirit wherever his Spirit leads. Wherever the Spirit is, they also will be. The Father honors those who serve Jesus by following His Spirit.
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