April 18, 20178– John 10
Jesus: My sheep listen
to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. John 10:27
Jesus knows that
obedience only comes out of a personal relationship with Him as our master &
friend.
One of the simplest games to teach a child is Follow the Leader. It is a great learning tool for kids, and one
that can help them learn other behaviors in a fun way. It is also a game that teaches us how to
behave in every walk of life for the rest of our days. People must learn how to play Follow the Leader in school, work,
family, sports, and every other area of life.
(So learn how to play at a young age!)
There are many things you can do in playing the game, but
one key element MUST be there for it to work:
Trust. If the follower doesn’t
trust the leader, there’s not much following going on. The only way to get a follower to mimic an
untrusted leader is by force, manipulation or delegation. Trust is PARAMOUNT to following.
That’s also why Trust is the most important asset in our
personal relationships. Breaking
someone’s trust is the fastest way to kill a relationship, and the hardest
thing to recover from. Grow trust, and a
marriage or friendship can go far. Break
it, and you find yourself doing looping around the clover leaf along the
freeways of life.
Jesus came to earth with a gigantic problem. All of the human race was destined for hell,
and the only person who knew the roadmap to heaven was Jesus Himself. But people didn’t know Jesus. So Jesus taught them how to play Follow the Leader. He would grow trust by performing a miracle,
then teach them some practical lessons.
Then Jesus would heal people, and teach some more. He would feed people and teach, walk on water
and teach, cast out demons and teach some more.
All along the way Jesus was building up trust in His Word and letting
people learn His voice, so that when the time came to follow, they would be
ready to play the game. And after the
cross, when people thought they had lost all ability to trust, Jesus came back
from the dead, permanently establishing His trustworthiness, so that all who will
play Follow the Leader can join in the
game. Now the gigantic problem was
solved. His trust was proven, we know
His voice, it’s simply up to us whether we want to follow.
Many people tell me they don’t know the voice of Jesus. But that’s not because Jesus is silent, it’s
just that we are not tuning into His Word, listening in prayer, seeking His
truth. Do you want to hear the Guide
speak to you? Then get a mentor that can
help you learn how to Listen to His Voice speaking to you through
Scriptures. We NEED to learn how to
listen for Him, because Jesus is the only one who has the GPS that can guide us
to Eternal Life.
Follow the Leader
is a simple game to learn, but not a childish game. It is one we need to master if we want to
navigate this life well, and certainly one we need to travel the path to
Eternity. Maybe it’s time to go back to
that simple game again and play it with Jesus.
Wanna play?
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