“As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. ‘Follow me’, He told him, and Matthew got up and followed Him.” (Matthew 9:9 NIV)
Unfortunately, many of us start [our faith] journey with enthusiasm but fail to sustain it. Our faith goes on cruise control as we start seeking comfort and not a calling. It doesn’t help that too often in our churches we pigeonhole Jesus safely behind the altar rails and communion tables of our tame religious traditions, teaching people to revere Jesus instead of following Jesus sacrificially every day in the trenches of life. Jesus’ call is not to revere; His call is to follow. When we do so, reverence will naturally result.
-- Mike Slaughter in “Renegade Gospel: The Rebel Jesus”
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