Absorbing God’s Word
“As he walked along, he saw Levi son of Alphaeus sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” Jesus told him, and Levi got up and followed him.” Mark 2:14
Applying God’s Word
When Jesus asked me to follow Him, I did not get up. I was handcuffed to my sin of pride and sinking into the quicksand of materialism. How could I drop everything to follow Jesus? As it turns out, He wasn’t asking me to.
Even though I didn’t get up and follow Jesus right away, I did add a game changer to my routine. I “Got Up” each morning and kept my appointment with Jesus using a prayer method called ACTS. ACTS stands for Adoration, Contrition, Thanksgiving and Supplication. Within 60 days there was a paradigm shift of sorts in my thinking. I didn’t have to stop living my life, I just had to live my life differently by living it for Jesus.
Accounting of God’s Word
Is Jesus asking me to “Get Up” and follow Him? What’s keeping me from having a daily appointment with God?