Follow Him 

   “Where you I, I’ll go.  Where you stay, I’ll stay.  When you move, I’ll move.  I will follow.” (“I Will Follow”, song and lyrics by Chris Tomlin) 

   God will lead us where we need to go, but we must choose to follow.  In this life He will help us through the trials and tribulations and bring us great joy and happiness along the way.  In the next life we will know the perfect love, joy and happiness of His kingdom  But for either of these to occur, we must choose to follow Him.

   Throughout history God has sent leaders to His people.  People chosen to help the people to come to know Him.  Abraham, Moses, Joshua, Jacob, and Isaac were such leaders.  Many followed them, but many refused to follow, even at the cost of their very soul.

   Then He sent the greatest of all leaders, His own Son, Jesus Christ.  The prophets and leaders of the past were often ignored and rejected by the people.  Surely they would recognize and follow the Son of God, the Messiah.  But still, many refused to follow, and many still refuse to follow Him even today.

   The words of Jesus foretold of the many who would refuse to follow God and the few who would, “Enter by the narrow gate, since the road that leads to perdition is wide and spacious, and many take it; but it is a narrow gate and a hard road that leads to life, and only a few find it.” (Matt 7: 13 – 14).

   God wants to lead us, but not by a leash.  He wants us to love Him and follow His ways, but not through coercion.  There are two paths before us, one leads to eternal life and the other to eternal condemnation.  We must choose which path we will walk.