Follow me!

For Friday, June 13, 2025:

Luke 12:38 NLT, Jesus speaking: “The Lord may come in the middle of the night or just before dawn. But whenever he comes, he will reward the servants who are ready.”

When the Hebrew people were about to be liberated from slavery in Egypt, they were told to eat standing up. They consumed unleavened bread that could be prepared quickly. They were to keep their walking sticks at hand and to tuck in their tunics to facilitate running. God was about to show up and perform a miracle, and he wanted his people ready to go – quickly!

In today’s scripture, Jesus is oddly speaking in the third person. When we witness what we call the second coming, it will be him, Jesus, who comes to gather the faithful. He wants to find us solidly locked in with those obeying God’s commands. When Jesus arrives on his white horse, will you be ready to fly in the sky alongside your Savior?

A man once asked Jesus about eternal life. Jesus said, “Follow me.”

The man hesitated. “First let me bury my dead relative.” That was the wrong answer. When Jesus says to get going, the correct time is NOW, not later!

When Jesus advised Levi, the tax collector, to follow him, he immediately left the tax booth. We now know him as Matthew the Apostle! That’s how it’s done!

Let’s meet up in the sky!

Pastor Norton Lawellin

Jesus In the City Fellowship