"follow Me"
it's probably the simplest command anyone has ever uttered. no sidebar attachments, addendums, clauses or conditions, asterisks or footnotes, hidden meanings or secret messages. two words, repeated many times in different fashions throughout scripture, their basic meaning understandable by even preschoolers."follow me"
it's probably the hardest command anyone has ever issued. so much is left unclear. follow you to... where? when, right now? i can't bring anything along? or anyone? how can you follow someone if you don't know where they are going to lead you? we're supposed to be smarter than that, not easily tricked into blindly following some person we've never seen, never talked to in person, who lived over two thousand years ago and was in the spotlight for perhaps a scant three years or so. follow you? follow the unseen, unfelt, untouched? leave everything behind? let's not be rediculous here.
"follow me"
it's probably the most grace-filled (i like that term better than 'gracious') command anyone has ever given. would we follow if we knew where we were going? probably not. we think we would, we say that it'd make it easier, we ask for knowledge about the road ahead, but the truth of the matter is that if we saw what lay before us, we'd probably say "thanks, but no thanks." would we follow if we stopped to really, truly count the cost? most likely we'd pass. it's the simplicity of the command that gives it power, and adds to it's appeal. how hard can it be to follow? even i should be able to do that, shouldn't i?
"follow me"
it's the only command we need to obey, for all others fall under it's umbrella. easy enough to understand and do, impossible to fully comprehend and obey.
it's the simplest struggle we'll ever engage in.
posted by Patrick @ 9:30 PM
3 Comments:
we must meet the guy who made streblo. we MUST.
dude, you got mad writing skills...and i think your right, it is easy enough to understand and do, but impossible to comprehend and obey
yes and amen
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