The journey really does start here: learning to be a committed follower. It could be tempting to jump ahead in a desire to be a spiritual leader. It might sound more productive to prescribe 25 days of action steps designed to transform your spiritual life. But it all begins with making a simple decision to follow and learning what it means to live that out daily.
Many Christians and churches work so hard to turn discipleship into a program or curriculum. While those tools can be helpful, the most committed disciples are those who walk closely with their teacher. “What does the lord require of you? …to walk humbly with your God” (Micah 6:8). Disciples follow well when they know the teacher well.
For these first 25 days of our journey together, I simply want to encourage you to deepen your relationship with Jesus. Really get to know Him better, again, or maybe for the first time. Even more than that, I pray that knowing Him more intimately will lead to following Him more passionately. That’s why you’ll see a daily challenge at the end of each devotion, giving you a practical way to “Follow Today.”
Wherever you are on your faith journey, I hope you’ll take the next step toward Jesus. None of us has yet arrived. I think you’ll find the closer you walk in relationship with Him, the more committed a follower you’ll become.
We’ll start tomorrow. Until then, May God bless you!