16th of February, 2008
The “Benefits” of Following Jesus?
Posted by ericmichaelbryant in Uncategorized at 3:42 pm | 
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When Jesus invited a motley crew of fisherman and tax collectors to follow Him, He invited them to follow Him and “become fishers of men” (Mt. 4:19).
It seems odd that He doesn’t invite them to follow Him so they can go to heaven, so He can meet their needs, or so He can teach them great things since these “benefits of following Christ” seem to be the message most of our churches share.
Jesus does not invite us to follow Him for what we can get, but He invites us to follow Him for what we can give! We can be a part of serving, loving, and reaching the people around us!
We need to trust Jesus when He says, “If you lose your life in serving others, that is when you find your life” (Mt. 10:39).
