A Walk with Jesus

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A Walk with Jesus
by Perry Taylor, Florence, Alabama

Our Vacation Bible School this year was centered
on the theme, "What Did Jesus Do? A Walk with
Him." That is always a pertinent question to
consider. We have the Gospels to inform us what He
did while He was here. Thank God for them!

The continuous need is to be reminded of how He
lived and how we should live as well. The name
"Christian" symbolizes the goal and responsibility
of being "Christ-like." He also told his early
disciples and 21st-century disciples to follow
Him. For example, "If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me" (Matt. 16:24). The word "daily" is
included in Lukes account (9:23).

A second question goes with the first one. "What
would Jesus do?" Remember WWJD? If He were in my
place, what would He do with His time and money
and energies? What kind of television shows would
He watch? What kind of clothes would He wear? What
kind of books would He read? Would His life
resemble my life?

Jesus would definitely put the kingdom or church
first if He were here (Matt. 6:33). He would be at
the hospitals and nursing homes showing
compassion. He would be helping the poor and
visiting the jails or prisons. He would be sharing
his love with as many people as possible, because
He did that when He was here.

A third question should also be asked. "What will
Jesus do?" He has also told us the answer in
Matthew 25:31-46. He will divide us up into two
groups: those on His right and those on His left.
The right ones include those who have helped
others like Jesus did. Those on the left did not
help the less fortunate: the hungry, thirsty,
naked, sick, jailed, and strangers. Jesus even
said, "inasmuch as you did it (or did it not) to
one of the least of these, you did it (or did it
not) to me." Are we in the "did it not" category?

If we are going to walk like Jesus, we need to
find answers to these three questions: "What did
Jesus do, what would Jesus do, and what will Jesus
do?"

The answer to the latter should give us motivation
to work on the first two. Also, our love for Him
should cause to want to be like Him "daily."

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Posted by: forthright <forthright@...>

Forthright Magazine
http://www.forthright.net
Going straight to the Cross

----
Did, would, will. Put these in your hopper for a
real difference.
----

GUEST ARTICLE

A Walk with Jesus
by Perry Taylor, Florence, Alabama

Our Vacation Bible School this year was centered
on the theme, "What Did Jesus Do? A Walk with
Him." That is always a pertinent question to
consider. We have the Gospels to inform us what He
did while He was here. Thank God for them!

The continuous need is to be reminded of how He
lived and how we should live as well. The name
"Christian" symbolizes the goal and responsibility
of being "Christ-like." He also told his early
disciples and 21st-century disciples to follow
Him. For example, "If any man will come after me,
let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and
follow me" (Matt. 16:24). The word "daily" is
included in Lukes account (9:23).

A second question goes with the first one. "What
would Jesus do?" Remember WWJD? If He were in my
place, what would He do with His time and money
and energies? What kind of television shows would
He watch? What kind of clothes would He wear? What
kind of books would He read? Would His life
resemble my life?

Jesus would definitely put the kingdom or church
first if He were here (Matt. 6:33). He would be at
the hospitals and nursing homes showing
compassion. He would be helping the poor and
visiting the jails or prisons. He would be sharing
his love with as many people as possible, because
He did that when He was here.

A third question should also be asked. "What will
Jesus do?" He has also told us the answer in
Matthew 25:31-46. He will divide us up into two
groups: those on His right and those on His left.
The right ones include those who have helped
others like Jesus did. Those on the left did not
help the less fortunate: the hungry, thirsty,
naked, sick, jailed, and strangers. Jesus even
said, "inasmuch as you did it (or did it not) to
one of the least of these, you did it (or did it
not) to me." Are we in the "did it not" category?

If we are going to walk like Jesus, we need to
find answers to these three questions: "What did
Jesus do, what would Jesus do, and what will Jesus
do?"

The answer to the latter should give us motivation
to work on the first two. Also, our love for Him
should cause to want to be like Him "daily."

----
You can help us get the word out. Here's how:
forthright.antville.org/stories/340415/

---- Please read below

Interested in receiving a brief, thought-provoking
devotional article once a week? Then subscribe to
mercEmail (pronounced: "mercy mail"), a weekly
devotional from Steve Higginbotham, minister for
the South Green Street Church of Christ in
Glasgow, KY.

To subscribe send a blank email to either of the
following addresses:
[email protected] (HTML Version)
[email protected]
(Plain Text Version)

Archives can be viewed at
http://www.glasgow-coc.org/mercEmail.htm

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