FOLLOW

I’m so excited that we started a new book of the Bible with the First5 app.  The book of Matthew is the new study. 

Matthew was a Jew and his job was that of a tax collector.  This means he worked for the Roman government.  I guess you could somewhat call him a fence rider.  Why?  Because the Roman government hired the tax collectors and let them take a commission for the taxes collected.  Most of the collectors overcharged and kept the profits.  Not very nice.  If I had been a Jew I don’t think I would have been very fond of the IRS of those days. 

Matthew was working doing his job when Jesus walked into the city.  When Matthew heard Jesus’s words “Follow Me,” Matthew did just that.  He got up and followed. 

Are you ready to follow?  Would you leave your job to follow Jesus?  Would you with no hesitation get up from your life and walk with Jesus?

You probably are saying, “Of course I would,” but would you?  No hesitation.  That means instantly, promptly, rapidly, urgently, now, soon, at short notice, in a flash, in nothing flat, instantaneously, now, on the dot, right now, this instant, without delay and unhesitatingly.  Would you just get up from your life and follow or would you say I’m not ready yet?

We should be ready everyday to follow Jesus; actually we should already be following Him.  Don’t wait until Jesus comes back to earth to follow Him.  If we are already letting Him lead it will be easy to drop everything and physically follow. 

Be ready to physically follow Jesus!