Serve the Lord and Follow Him by Ann Broughton

“Whoever serves me must follow me; and where I am my servant will be. My Father will honor the one who serves me” (John 12:26 NIV).

  Jesus asked his apostles to follow Him. They left their jobs immediately when He asked them to come with Him. They didn’t just follow him for a day, they stayed with Him until He was crucified. They wanted to learn from Him, and in order to do that they offered everything they had to serve Him. So, since becoming a Christian, can you say the same? Do you follow Him every day and try to please Him?

   Have you ever had to follow someone to a place that you have never been before? We went to Hungary on Dec. 31, 1992 to visit our son and daughter-in-law because they had gone there as missionaries in September. We couldn’t wait to see them again. They met us at the airport at Budapest on New Year’s eve night. We hadn’t slept at all during the trip over and were exhausted, but our little gal who was our tour guide and interpreter wanted to show us some of Budapest. New Year’s Eve there is wild. All the people were in the streets with masks on. The little gal we were following was very short. My husband kept his eye on her stocking cap as we weaved in and out of the crowd. We would have been lost if we lost her. She was quick too and was far ahead of us. When we reached our destination we all sighed in relief.

She had lead us to the hostel and we were safe.

    Jesus urges us to follow Him too and keep our eyes on what He wants us to do for Him, but in order to do that we must know Him. In order to know Him we must read the Gospels of the Bible. We must do what He says and act the way He would act in every situation. It is not enough to say, “I believe in Jesus.” It is how you follow Him every day of your life that is the most important. He promises that God will honor you for serving Him. You must be committed enough to fulfill His plan for you every day and serve Him and others.

Dear Lord,

Help us to follow you in every way during each day. Help us to study the Gospels to really know you better, and then let us step out in faith to serve you in wonderful ways.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen