What is one thing you would change about yourself?
What would I change? I would change my heart to be more wholehearted for God. I would change it so I would love and trust Him more. So I would offer Him my whole self unreservedly. So I could echo the words of Jesus, “Not my will, but yours be done”.
As I type I am reminded of an old quote from John Wesley…
Give me one hundred preachers who fear nothing but sin and desire nothing but God, and I care not whether they be clergymen or laymen, they alone will shake the gates of Hell and set up the kingdom of Heaven upon Earth.
Day 1 – Luke 1:1-80 – Preparing for Jesus’ arrival Day 2 – Luke 2:1-52 – The story of Jesus’ birth Day 3 – Mark 1:1-45 – The beginning of Jesus ministry Day 4 – Mark 9:1-50 – A day in the life of Jesus Day 5 – Matthew 5:1-48 – The Sermon on the Mount Day 6 – Matthew 6:1-34 – The Sermon on the Mount Day 7 – Luke 15:1-32 – Parables of Jesus Day 8 – John 3:1-36 – A conversation with Jesus Day 9 – John 14:1-31 – Jesus’ final instructions Day 10 – John 17:1-26 – Jesus’ prayer for His disciples Day 11 – Matthew 26:1-75 – Betrayal and arrest Day 12 – Matthew 27:1-66 – Jesus’ execution on a cross Day 13 – John 20:1-30 – Resurrection Day 14 – Luke 24:1-53 – Jesus’ appearance after resurrection
Discipleship is what we call learning to follow Jesus in our daily lives. Accepting Jesus as our Lord and Saviour is the first step, discipleship is the continuing journey of walking with Him daily and learning as we go. It is becoming more like Him in the way we live.
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For those who have faith in Jesus our ultimate destination is the new heavens and new earth the Bible speaks of. Revelations 21 describes what the new Jerusalem with be like…
Revelation 21:10-27 NLT [10] So he took me in the Spirit to a great, high mountain, and he showed me the holy city, Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God. [11] It shone with the glory of God and sparkled like a precious stone-like jasper as clear as crystal. [12] The city wall was broad and high, with twelve gates guarded by twelve angels. And the names of the twelve tribes of Israel were written on the gates. [13] There were three gates on each side-east, north, south, and west. [14] The wall of the city had twelve foundation stones, and on them were written the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb. [15] The angel who talked to me held in his hand a gold measuring stick to measure the city, its gates, and its wall. [16] When he measured it, he found it was a square, as wide as it was long. In fact, its length and width and height were each 1,400 miles. [17] Then he measured the walls and found them to be 216 feet thick (according to the human standard used by the angel). [18] The wall was made of jasper, and the city was pure gold, as clear as glass. [19] The wall of the city was built on foundation stones inlaid with twelve precious stones: the first was jasper, the second sapphire, the third agate, the fourth emerald, [20] the fifth onyx, the sixth carnelian, the seventh chrysolite, the eighth beryl, the ninth topaz, the tenth chrysoprase, the eleventh jacinth, the twelfth amethyst. [21] The twelve gates were made of pearls-each gate from a single pearl! And the main street was pure gold, as clear as glass. [22] I saw no temple in the city, for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple. [23] And the city has no need of sun or moon, for the glory of God illuminates the city, and the Lamb is its light. [24] The nations will walk in its light, and the kings of the world will enter the city in all their glory. [25] Its gates will never be closed at the end of day because there is no night there. [26] And all the nations will bring their glory and honor into the city. [27] Nothing evil will be allowed to enter, nor anyone who practices shameful idolatry and dishonesty-but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
This description sounds amazing, too glorious to fully comprehend! My finite mind cannot fully grasp it. I can only live in the joyous hope knowing that I will see it because what Jesus has done.
My heart is that everyone who reads this blog will trust Jesus for their salvation and have their name written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.
In Acts 2:42 we see what the early church was devoted to. It says, “All the believers devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching, and to fellowship, and to sharing in meals (including the Lord’s Supper), and to prayer.”
We see the early church was devoted to four vital things. The teaching of the Apostles, to meeting together in fellowship, to sharing meals with communion together, and to prayer.
These four things are a great foundation to build upon. And as we see in verse 47, “…the Lord added to their number those who were being saved”.
As a follower of Christ, what are you devoted to? I think we should aim for the four things the early church did – teaching, fellowship, communion and prayer.
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