Discipleship Takes Discipline
This picture suggests a discipline that is
good for us. It also suggests that, in order to be a follower of Christ, daily discipline is also best. I notice that the
word “discipline” is partially contained in the word “disciple.”
Our call from Christ
is to be His disciples and to, therefore, to Go
and make disciples (Matthew 28:19). He does not call us to go an
make converts -- that’s His job. Instead, through our discipline of Direct
Connect with Him, we ourselves become His true disciples. Then and only then
can we come alongside someone who needs encouragement and accountability” to
become a disciple of Christ.
Christ has not saved
us into life among a throng of fans,
but into Fullness of Life (1) with Him and (2) among His followers. To me, this means putting First Things First, meeting
with the LORD and His WORD Writ at the start of each new day. I read to obtain Basic Information Before Leaving Earth (BIBLE).
To me, it’s like breakfast food: the Food of Faith, replenishing and nourishing
-- indeed life-changing. It is the Bread of Life and the Living Water.
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It’s the First
Commandment, putting God first and foremost, coming under His Shepherding
through a daily discipline that I call Direct Connect. that is our VERTICAL connection to the Throne Room of Heaven through the Holy Spirit.
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The Second is
like unto it: everyone and everything I encounter.This is our HORIZONTAL connection,as we carry forth the Light of Christ.
It’s the sign of
the Cross: first the vertical, then the horizontal; it is Galatians 2:20 plus
Romans 12:1-2 plus Proverbs 3:5-6. In recovery terms, it is the discipline of
Step Eleven: seeking His will for me and His power to carry it out.
This
photograph appeared yesterday on Facebook.
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