Futile Following
“After these things He went out and saw a tax collector named Levi, sitting at the tax office. And He said to him, “Follow Me.” So he left all, rose up, and followed Him.” Luke 5:27-28 NKJV https://bible.com/114/luk.5.27-28.nkjv The irony of a bandwagon following is the continuous swift in the drift without soul satisfaction. Whether in pursuit of friendship, fame, and fun, bandwagon following appears to provide transient happiness only when the wagon is flowing. But at the end of every raid, the soul of man is left to wallow in self-pity, disappointment, and endless search for relief. When Levi encountered the Saviour at one of such moments of desperate search for meaning to the raid of futile following, he didn’t hesitate to leave all (the fruitless friendship, fame, and fun) in order to follow Jesus. Although the call was simply “Follow Me”, grace enabled a reflection on his hopelessness with futile following and the hope of rest with fruitful following. It is always dif...