ARE WE FOLLOWING

“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.”

1 Peter 2:21-24 KJV

Eliza E. Hewitt wrote one of my favorite hymns “Stepping in the Light”.  I love these words.  “Trying to walk in the steps of the Savior, Upward, still upward, we follow our Guide; When we shall see Him, “the King in His beauty,” Happy, how happy, our place at His side.”  Are we following Jesus?

Are we going where He leads us or do we go where we want to go?  Mary Brown wrote another one of my favorite hymns which should make everyone of us search our heart “I’ll Go Where You Want Me to Go”.  I think sometimes we sing the words to hymns without thinking about what we are singing.

“I’ll go where You want me to go, dear Lord, O’er mountain, or plain, or sea; I’ll say what You want me to say, dear Lord, I’ll be what You want me to be.”  Are we singing these words from our heart?  We can depend on Jesus.  The question every Christian needs to ask is “Can Jesus depend on me”?

Jesus has proved Himself to be faithful to us.  Are we faithful to Him?  Do we follow Him all the time and tell people about His unconditional love for them or do we just do it when it is convenient for us?  We can fool others but we can’t fool Jesus because He sees our heart and He knows if we are sincere.

Joanne Lowe

July 4, 2018