Friday, September 10, 2010

“You Follow Me!”

The early bird gets the worm, but what if you’re the worm?

It’s generally good to apply basic life lessons but not always. It’s much better to follow God than the crowd because you were created to be unique not just a copycat. However if you’re the early cat you may just get the bird. Or you might just be cranky and have bad bird breath. It depends on how you’re made and what the Lord is leading you to do at the time. Everyday is different, and can be a grand adventure with God. And just because found a worm, or a bird at one place yesterday doesn’t mean you will find it at the same place again today. After all what if you’re a dog?

1 Sam 17:38-39
So Saul clothed David with his armor, and he put a bronze helmet on his head; he also clothed him with a coat of mail. 39 David fastened his sword to his armor and tried to walk, for he had not tested them. And David said to Saul, "I cannot walk with these, for I have not tested them." So David took them off.
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…you can read “the rest of the story” in I Samuel Chapter 17

Ps 32:8
8 I will instruct you and teach you in the way YOU should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
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Ps 32:8a
The Lord says, "I will guide you along the best pathway for YOUR life.
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Ps 143:10
10 Teach ME to do Your will,
For You are MY God;
Your Spirit is good.
Lead ME in the land of uprightness
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Ps 143:10
10 Teach ME to do your will,
for you are MY God.
May your gracious Spirit lead ME forward
on a firm footing.
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Rom 8:14
14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God.
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Heb 13:20-21
20 Now may the God of peace who brought up our Lord Jesus from the dead, that great Shepherd of the sheep, through the blood of the everlasting covenant, 21 make YOU complete in every good work to do HIS will, working in YOU what is well pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever. Amen.
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John 21:21-22
21 Peter, seeing him, said to Jesus, "But Lord, what about this man?"

22 Jesus said to him, "If I will that he remain till I come, what is that to you? YOU FOLLOW ME."
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