SEEK DAILY (NBC) DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR April 04, 2022 (FOLLOWING JESUS)
TOPIC: FOLLOWING JESUS
Bible Text: John 1:35-37
Memory Verse: “When the two disciples heard him say this, they followed Jesus.” John 1:37, NIV
MESSAGE
Billy Graham says: “Being a Christian is more than just an instantaneous conversion – it is a daily process whereby you grow to be more and more like Christ.”
We have some problems associated with Christianity in modern time. Some people got converted but never grew into Christ-likeness because they refused to follow Jesus; some got converted but only followed Jesus partially and so their growth is partial; and others got converted, began to follow Jesus but later stopped.
So their growth stopped. The implication is that we are failing in representing Christ and the world cannot really see Jesus in us. We tend to project another version of Jesus to the world, the One that we have reformed and redefined. The Jesus that we present to the world seems to be a Jesus that follows us.
Jesus is not to follow you. Rather, you are to follow Him. It doesn’t matter your culture, tradition, civilization, or socio-economic status. You are not called to make Jesus conform to your civilization or to your status and class. You are rather called to follow Jesus, be like Him and let all that comes in contact with you see Him in you always. Let your ways and lifestyle be not contrary to that of Christ.
Insight: We are not called to modernize Jesus in the 21st century. He is Lord in all generations!
Prayer: Lord, help me to conform to Your will and follow you daily.
RBT Passage: 2 Samuel 12-13