Sunday: Follow Me

Mark 1:17,18 - And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." And immediately they left their nets and followed him.


Today lets just take a good look at how our relationship with our Savior is doing. Or is it even a relationship? See we can either be involved a religion or a relationship. Since the New Covenant we have been able to come before God whenever we want through the blood of Jesus Christ. When Jesus was crucified the veil in the temple was torn down the middle. (Mark 15:38 - And the curtain of the temple was torn in two, from top to bottom). This is HUGE when it comes to our lives today as Christians. See in the Old Testament no one was able to enter into the Holy of Holies (inner most part of the temple containing the Ark of the Covenant) except for the high priest once a year. Even still he had to come with blood from an animal sacrifice. Access have now been provided to God by the sacrifice of Jesus. Today the Holy Spirit dwells within us and we are able to have a personal relationship with God!
     
Many believers are following a set of rules in order to please God and live the "best" they can for him. See no where does it say in the New Testament, "do your best to make God happy and do so by following these rules." But Jesus does say, "follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men." The thing is that Jesus has not asked us to follow a set of rules or laws, he has asked us to follow him! If you are earnestly following God then his desires will become your desires. Our walk isn't intended to be boring by having a life filled with rules. In fact if you follow God I can guarantee that your life will not be a bore.


So this week focus on following God and just God. Let him direct you and follow. Experience a relationship!


Follow Him