Follow Me

Verse of the day: Judges 3:28, Then he said to them, “Follow me, for the LORD has delivered your enemies the Moabites into your hand.” So they went down after him, seized the fords of the Jordan leading to Moab, and did not allow anyone to cross over.

Today’s message is short and to the point. It is based on a statement Jesus repeated while He was here on earth, “Follow Me.” To follow Jesus meant to trust Him. It meant to live as He lived. Here, Ehud tells Israel to follow him because God has delivered them and was with them. How would others react if we told them to, “Follow me”? Would they trust us enough, based on how they see us live for God, to follow? Who would they be following? Would they be following us and our selfish ambitions, the devils, or Jesus? As a leader in our home, would our family be able to follow with confidence, knowing that we are leading in accordance to God’s Word and will? Ehud had just used what was considered a personal limitation in his life, at that time in history, to do something great in the Name of the Lord. He now turns to Israel and tells them to follow him. Do we live for God and serve Him in such a way that it encourages others to do the same? The Apostle Paul wrote this in 1 Corinthians 4:16, “Therefore I urge you, imitate me.” In 1 Corinthians 11:1, he again wrote, “Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.” The Apostle could say this with confidence because he abstained from the things of this world. Although we know from Romans 7 that he struggled with the flesh, as we do, he stayed focused on his mission to take the Gospel to every place God led. He did good, by faith, wherever he went, and made sure his testimony lifted up Christ in his life. The Apostle John wrote this in 3 John 1:11, “Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good is of God, but he who does evil has not seen God.” The bottom line is simple…we must live life in such a way that if others choose to mimic our behavior, our attitude, and our lifestyle, they would be imitating Jesus. This means that they would love as Jesus loves. They would forgive as Jesus forgives. They would obey and sacrifice as Jesus did, and they would give as Jesus gives. I ask again, “Who would others be following if they chose to follow us?

Today, God extends an invitation to you to accept His gift of salvation (Rom 6:23). Will you accept it? Anyone who calls on Jesus, by faith, in repentance, confessing your sins, will receive eternal life. Do not put off calling on Him, and receive Him and His gift of salvation today (Rom 10:13).