September 29, 2016 – Words of Wisdom
French Proverb

“It would be a very big book that contained all the maybes uttered in a day.”

As they were going along the road, someone said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” And Jesus said to him, “Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests; but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head.” To another he said, “Follow me.” But he said, “Lord, first let me go and bury my father.” But Jesus said to him, “Let the dead bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim the kingdom of God.” Another said, “I will follow you, Lord; but let me first say farewell to those at my home.” Jesus said to him, “No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.” Luke 9:57-62

Today I ask you to pray for those who want to follow Jesus, who know they have much to learn and ways they need to change, but have not been able to make that change. I believe there are many who wake up on a Saturday and say to themselves “Maybe tomorrow is the day I will go to church”. But when Sunday comes, they are more comfortable staying in bed then coming to church. Others reach times in their lives where they say “Maybe today is the day I will begin to really live into the Christ-like life”, but their old habits and ways are so ingrained in their behavior they just cannot make that change. Today, pray that fewer followers who put their hands to the plow will not look back, will not say “maybe tomorrow” – but instead will, today, make the commitment to follow.

Pastor Dave