“Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men’” (Mark
1:17). We are saved to serve; we are redeemed to reproduce spiritually;
we are fished out of the miry clay so that we in turn may become
fishers of men.
During
our Crusades, thousands of young people have surrendered their lives to
Christ for full-time Christian service. Young people want adventure and
excitement; but they want more—they want something to believe in, a
cause to give themselves to, a flag to follow. The only cause that is
big enough is the cause of Jesus Christ; and its flag is the
blood-stained body that was lifted on the cross of Calvary for the
redemption of the world.
This
invitation to discipleship is the most thrilling ever to come to
mankind. Just imagine being a working partner with God in the redemption
of the world! Jesus challenged, “If anyone serves Me, let him
follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone
serves Me, him My Father will honor” (John 12:26).
Christian
discipleship gives us the privilege of being associated with Christ
intimately. And the faithful discharging of the glorious
responsibilities of true discipleship invokes the approval and favor of
God Himself.
Are you actively involved in discipleship?
Prayer
Lord,
help us to follow Christ daily and to make knowing Him and making Him
known the guiding cause of our lives. Teach us how to be Your faithful
servants. We pray in Jesus' name. Amen.
Scripture quotations are taken by permission from The Holy Bible, New
King James Version, copyright ©1979, 1980, 1982 Thomas Nelson,
Inc.,Publishers, Nashville, Tenn. From Billy Graham: "Decision"
magazine, May 2012, ©1959 BGEA.
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