Called To Follow

 

 

And Jesus said to them, "Follow Me".

 

Mark 1:17a

 

 

 

The Christian faith is not just a way of living—it is total devotion to pursuing One Person. Jesus says, "Follow me" and we are off. Keeping pace with Jesus is an all absorbing life adventure.

Imagine you are in a busy city during rush hour lost in the tangle of freeways. You have no map and it was in the days before cell phones. So you keep alert and intent on the road to be sure you do not get off track or miss your turn off—our call in life is to track Jesus like that.

Peter learned to stick close to Jesus.

 

Jesus called him, "Peter follow me." When the Lord later gave Peter the chance to reconsider, Peter's addiction to Jesus became plain by his response, "Lord where else will I go?" Sure he wandered but after the Resurrection he came back again and never let go.

It isn't enough to be interested in Jesus—we are called to follow Him. Jesus calls us to trust Him and to never stop holding on. That means we must never doubt God's good intentions and be at peace even when Jesus slips from our view—at times we may be lost but He will always knows where we are.