CONTINUE TO FOLLOW
And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow Him. Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness. (Colossians 2:6-7)
Yes, I am thankful to God for more that I can remember. I have journals and notes and a heart full of things that He has done and said, but I cannot stop seeking Him. We cannot stop seeking Him and we must follow Him.
Songs from the past continually come to remind me. Frequently I am puzzled by them, and I ask God if He is showing me something or if it is just in my head. Recently, I began to hear, there’s a kind of a hush all over the world today. I first thought of the quiet in heaven. Then I thought it seems to be pretty noisy all over the world right now, but there is a lot going on to cause us to pause and think and of course pray for the restoration of the nation and the world.
But back to the song. As it continued to roll around in my mind, another line of the song is to listen very carefully, come closer now and you will see what I mean. The only sound you will hear is when I whisper in your ear, I love you forever and ever.
If we listen very carefully, we will hear the Lord telling us what He has told us from the beginning. We can trust Him. When we trust someone, we will follow them. The Spirit inspired Paul to tell us to follow Christ. Accept Him as our Lord and follow Him. Keep following, keep growing, and being born again and again into the newness of life that He promises.
Believing He exists does not make Him Lord of our lives. Asking Him to be Lord starts the walk, but following establishes the root system. The root system gives us the strength to live the life He calls us to live. Just keep following. Keep your faith in motion.
We know that prayers continue. They do not go down the drain once we have prayed, they are more like the rain gathered in the clouds and spread around. All the prayers prayed for our nation, or families, or friends, or enemies for that matter are going and going and increasing.
If we will let our lives be built on Him, we will see more clearly just what He wants. The truth that we learned will become the reality we live! When the people knelt on a beach and dedicated this nation to God, they meant it. One nation under God was what God wanted and what they wanted. God still wants that. Oh yes, there are those that call that foolishness, but the gospel has always been foolish to those who are perishing.
Listen carefully for the voice of God. Hear Him whisper in your ear how much He loves you. Feel His presence go down deep inside of you. Tell Him you want to know Him more. Determine in your heart to follow Him everywhere. Then let your thankfulness overflow and everyone will know that you have something they need. Everywhere we go, people want to know who we are. Some will love you for it, some will not. The love of God is sufficient for all things. Build your faith.