As a child growing up, I could always tell exactly what my mother was thinking just by the way she looked at me. There were several “looks”; some I saw more than others, and to this day they are imprinted within my mind’s eye.

There were looks that said:

“You’d better think twice about that.”
“You just wait until I get you home!”
“Are you okay?”
“I love you.”

We have all seen one or more of those looks, have we not?

What about our Savior? What about the “look” that He gave to Peter? Luke 22:61a says…..And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. Read in context, we know that this happened just after Peter had denied knowing Jesus, not once, but three times just as Jesus had told him he would.

Just for a moment, try to imagine what that look was like. What did it say? Could it have said, “Peter, you have broken my heart?”, or “Peter, I am extremely disappointed in you.”, or maybe it said, “Peter, I love you ‘anyway’.”

Fast forward to today….I wonder…
What kind of look does Jesus give to me today?
In what ways have I broken His heart?
In what ways have I disappointed Him?
Does He say, “I love you…anyway.”?

Father, I come before You in Jesus’ Name, to ask for Your forgiveness of the many times that I have disappointed You and broken Your heart. As well, I thank You for the way that You love me unconditionally…Guide me Lord in Your ways, that I can stand before You with raised head and know that I did my very best for You. In Jesus’ Name…Amen

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"Follow Me"

Imagine yourself sitting in a traffic jam…you are expected to arrive at your destination on time, and now, here you sit. To make use of your time, you begin to pray. It seems as though your family is seeking God’s guidance on a career change that involves moving from all that you have come to love…your home, your neighborhood, your children’s school, and most important, your church.

Now you look up to see what’s going on and what do you see? A “pilot” truck with a big sign on the back that says “Follow Me”… WOW, is that God speaking or what?

Matthew 4:19…and He said to them, “Follow Me”

Matthew 8:22….but Jesus said to him, “Follow Me”

Matthew 9:9….. As Jesus went on from there, He saw a man called Matthew sitting in the tax collector's booth; and He said to him, "Follow Me!" And he got up and followed Him.

Matthew 16:24… Then Jesus said to His disciples, "If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross and “Follow Me”.

There are 34 verses in the Bible that contain the term “Follow Me” and numerous others that refer to following Jesus. The message is the same in each incident, that being that we are to follow Jesus wherever He leads.

The “Pilot Truck” will lead us safely out of an unsafe road condition, all we must do is to follow it…likewise, Jesus will lead us safely if we will just let Him…

How are you following your Pilot Truck???

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