Jesus lived to make disciples.
Matthew 4:19 “Follow Me,” He told them, “and I will make you fish for people!”Matthew 28:19 Therefore, go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
There are a lot of distractions in the world but for the Christ follower that wants to be obedient, the number one focus should be on making disciples, it's what Jesus spent his time doing everyday. He started his ministry with the call to the first disciples and he ended his ministry by telling his disciples to go make some more disciples.
Jesus told his potential disciples up front what we was going to do with them but I don't think that they really understood and I am pretty sure that they didn't realize the process as it was going on. Jesus subtly brought them along one tiny step at a time, just the same as he has done with me, he knew that there would be a process and that I wouldn't suddenly become a mature, faithful follower right away.
Jesus spent three years in close daily contact with this group of men, showing them the new way of life and the new way of thinking, he did so through his teaching but most important he did it through his lifestyle. Disciples don't get made by themselves so I need to use my talents and abilities that the Lord has given to me to help encourage and strengthen somebody else's spiritual growth. I need to be intentional and make it a part of my lifestyle, I need to be about building relationships that will give me opportunities to share about my faith.
Help me Lord to step out and intentionally work at making disciples, I want to live so that my walk is consistent with my talk, so that you will get the glory.
Jesus told his potential disciples up front what we was going to do with them but I don't think that they really understood and I am pretty sure that they didn't realize the process as it was going on. Jesus subtly brought them along one tiny step at a time, just the same as he has done with me, he knew that there would be a process and that I wouldn't suddenly become a mature, faithful follower right away.
Jesus spent three years in close daily contact with this group of men, showing them the new way of life and the new way of thinking, he did so through his teaching but most important he did it through his lifestyle. Disciples don't get made by themselves so I need to use my talents and abilities that the Lord has given to me to help encourage and strengthen somebody else's spiritual growth. I need to be intentional and make it a part of my lifestyle, I need to be about building relationships that will give me opportunities to share about my faith.
Help me Lord to step out and intentionally work at making disciples, I want to live so that my walk is consistent with my talk, so that you will get the glory.
