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pomgirl 
12:32am, October 31, 2009
READ: Mark 8:34-38
If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. —John 12:26
When I was in college, my co-worker Bud, a fork-truck driver, often enriched my life with his pithy wisdom. We were eating lunch one day, sitting on the back of his fork truck, when I announced that I was transferring to another school.
“Why?” he asked.
“All my friends are transferring,” I answered.
Bud chewed his sandwich for a moment and then replied quietly and with subtle irony, “I guess that’s one way to pick a school.”
His words struck me with rare force. Of course, I thought. But is this the only way to choose a school? Will I follow my friends for the rest of my days, or will I follow Jesus? Will I seek His face and His will and go where He wants me to go?
Twenty-five times in the New Testament, Jesus said to His disciples, “Follow Me.” In Mark 8:34, He said, “Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow Me.” No matter what others do or what direction their lives may take, we m ust do what He asks us to do.
The words of an old song come to mind: “My Lord knows the way through the wilderness; all I have to do is follow!” —David Roper
As I walk along life’s pathway,
Though the way I cannot see,
I shall follow in Christ’s footsteps,
For He has a plan for me. —Thiesen
To find your way through life, follow Jesus.
Comments
I love keeping Daily Bread at home & reading it. I've always known in my heart that the Lord has a plan for me & although I cannot see it I keep going for him.
kitty3
Love this posting Kim, i too know God has a plan for all of His believers. I keep following Him and soon I will be seeing Him. Love you bunches, frieda
MrsTDC
hey, thanks. I have been receiving this great little devotional booklet for yrs, but must get into it again. It is inspiring, encouraging and I'm glad you shared this.
rattles