Follow.

"Follow me."
'He got up, left everything and followed him.' (Luke 5:27-28)


It was that easy. An invitation was given, and the invitation was accepted. In two words, Jesus invited Matthew to a life totally contrary to the one he was currently living as a tax collector. And that life was a pretty good one, at that. He had a lucrative career, hated by some, but profitable for himself. Not only that, but people had to give him business. They had to pay their taxes.

How did Jesus convey the wholeness of this invitation...so much so that Matthew left everything to follow a man he did not know? What was his angle, strategy and marketing plan?

He just invited Matthew to follow him. Really that is it. Jesus did not promise him a position as a leader, did not talk to him about pursuing purpose or passion, didn't tell him that he was unique and put here on earth for a specific reason...he didn't promise him anything. Jesus simply invited Matthew to join him.

When you invite others to join you, you are, in fact, giving them the opportunity to re-evaluate their life and make a change. Change must be perceived, but more importantly, something worth joining or following must be detected.

Simply invite others along.
Invite them to follow Jesus, not join your church or cause.
Invite them to live a new life.
Invite them to leave who they are to be who God created them to be.

In order for them to accept your invitation, they must see evidence in your life. In other words, they must see something worth following.

Today, go and invite. Go and lead.



one love...one life.
Guy