If we’re not careful, we can come to think of the Christian life as a religion, or as a set of beliefs we agree on, or about what we’re against and oppose. Christianity is best expressed as the imitation of Christ or as Jesus put it, “Following” Him into a life of complete submission to God lived for the benefit of others.
Following Jesus is always about right now. It’s not about
what you did a few years ago. It’s not about what you’re planning on doing some
day. It’s about whether or not you are following Jesus right now, in this very
moment.
As the scriptures remind us:
“God again set a certain day, calling it ‘Today’”
(Hebrews 4:7)
"Today, if you hear his voice, do not harden your hearts
as you did in the rebellion” (Hebrews 3:15)
“…then chose for yourselves this day whom you will
serve…As for me and my house we will serve the Lord.” (Joshua 24:14-16)
“Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and
take up their cross daily and follow me.” (Luke 9:23)
Like Paul wrote to us, we must “forget the past” (Philippians 3:13) and
press onward to our calling to follow Jesus daily.
It’s why Jesus asks us to pray for “daily bread” (Matt
6:11) and to receive God’s rich Mercies that are “new every morning.”
(Lamentations 3:23)
We need to think of our walk with Jesus as a
moment-by-moment engagement with Jesus where we are trusting Him with every
heartbeat and in time with every breath we breathe.
Are you trusting Jesus as your Lord and Savior at this
very moment? Is His Kingdom brand new in your heart? Have you devoted yourself
to His service 24/7?
My prayer is that I could always experience this sort of
constant conversion where my commitment to Jesus is as new as my latest thought
and as immediate as this very moment.
Conversatio morem!
-kg
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