"If anyone wants to become my followers, let them deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me." (Matthew16: 24).
An authentic discipleship is a lifelong commitment. Jesus asks for the greatest and most determined commitment of your life.
God doesn’t make mistakes when He chooses a man or woman to be Jesus’ disciple. He doesn’t just close His eyes and randomly picks a man or woman regardless of their heart. God chooses every one of us with a purpose. He knows your weaknesses! He knows your strengths! God knows your abilities, God knows your likes and dislikes.
He chooses to use you to be His disciple so that your life may shine as a hope for those around you who don’t know Jesus and who live in a world of absolute darkness. We must put God’s work and the call of God upon our lives ahead of everything else in life. We must put God first then every other need in life and every other desire of life.
To be an authentic Disciples of Christ and following Jesus mean to learn to be like Him in every way. Learning to trust Him, learning to believe in Him, learning to hear and know His voice, learning to know His will for your life, and learning His Word and its proper interpretation and, last but not least, its learning His compassion and desire to see lost souls saved are all a part of following Jesus.
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