FOLLOWING Jesus Christ, by the Holy Spirit’s leading and
guidance, is our veritable aim, as believers in Him, who lived and taught life
and love, died for us, and rose again defeating death. He is with the
Father, and He intercedes for us continually and eternally.
Following, however, in our post-Christendom world, is something
of a passé metaphor. It either seems
that following is antiquated, or that it’s inappropriate when we consider that
the whole world’s fallen in love with ‘leadership’ — being a follower is not
many people’s cup of tea.
But imagine being pulled into the slipstream of God’s wake.
Imagine a following so sublime, so joyous, so liberating that it’s
a following you never want again not to follow.
That’s getting into the slipstream of God’s purposes and will
for your life.
Nobody else’s. Yours!
This means that God will show you exactly how you’re to make the
difference only you can. And don’t fall
for the thinking that only ‘some people make it’. Those who find their purpose in the will of
God ‘make it’. And so relatively few actually
do that. Yours is the opportunity to
reverse the trend of lazy, purposeless humanness.
Obviously if we’re in God’s wake, being pulled along in His
will, our lives will be utterly surrendered, in faith: that His purposes are
good, and that where He’s leading us will be perfectly satisfactory.
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There’s no better hope, no more joyous a peace, than being in
the slipstream of God’s wake, for the purposes of our lives, according to His
will.
© 2016 Steve Wickham.
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