When Jesus called Levi, a tax collector, to be one of His first disciples, Levi showed us the three (3) steps we all need in order to be follows of Christ.
“27 After this he went out and saw a tax collector named Levi sitting at the tax-collection station, and he said to him, “Follow me.” 28 And he got up, left everything, and followed Him” Luke 5:27-28. The necessary steps we must all take to be a follower of Christ are steps we need to take every day:
We need to Get Up!
We need to Leave Everything Behind!
We need to Follow Christ!
1. First of all, we need to get up, figuratively speaking, in our life from whatever we are stuck on that is keeping us from following Christ. So ask yourself, what are you stuck on now that is keeping you from following Christ! Is is laziness? Is it work? Is it Social Media, especially porn?
Are you stuck in a pattern of living that doesn’t include Jesus Christ? Are you stuck in an incident that convinced you to stay away from Christ?
Whatever you are stuck on, you need to stand up, get up, and leave behind whatever has kept you stuck all your life. It’s time to grow up and move towards Jesus Christ.
2. Second of all you need to leave everything behind. Now don’t take this literally because to leave everything behind means to walk away from life-habits, routines, friends who are pulling you away from Christ. You need to walk away from patterns of thinking and patterns of behavior that have kept you stuck for years. You have to leave behind everything that is keeping you from following Jesus Christ. And be honest with yourself about these things. They aren’t difficult to figure out. You know what you need to leave behind in your life.
3. Lastly, you need to turn around and follow Christ. It’s just not enough to make changes in your life, changes for the better. No, you have to turn and follow Christ. Pick up a good translation of the Bible, ready it every day, pray and ask God for His help. Surround yourselves with good, mature, Christian friends. Tell Jesus you want to trust Him and follow Him!
So take time today to 1. Get Up; 2. Leave Everything Behind; and 3. Follow Christ!
Lord Jesus Christ, Son of the Living God, have mercy on me a sinner.
From the Bible:
“For to this you have been called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, so that you might follow in his steps” 1 Peter 2:21.
“Then Jesus told his disciples, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me’” Matthew 16:24.
“Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life’” John 8:12.
“Be imitators of me, as I am of Christ. Now I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions even as I delivered them to you”
1 Corinthians 11:1-2.
“And he said to all, ‘If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me’” Luke 9:23.
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