Pilgrim Soldier

With the thoughts from my last post fresh in my mind I read an interesting view on the subject of following over at NextReformation.

Now I am a fan of the Great Commission myself! I think the real problem, that the Bishop doesn’t mention, is that many “Go and make” concentrate on that bit only, resulting in people who hear the Gospel and get saved, but never really connect with the depth of the Gospel message. These “Go and make” people forget the “… teaching everything” bit.

However, this emphasis on Jesus’ calling us to “Follow me!” both at the beginning and end of his ministry is so important. What does it really mean? We must allow our admiration for Jesus to be more than an intellectual exercise. We must allow our admiration for Jesus and his life and teaching to shape us into people who become more and more like him in everything that we do.