Faithful Followers
“Then Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this wickedness; yet do not turn aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart. And do not turn aside; for then you would go after empty things which cannot profit or deliver, for they are nothing.” I Samuel 12:20-21 NKJV The wonderful story of God’s love is always a tale of imperfect people who are unconditionally loved by a perfect God. Whereas, faithful followers of Christ are not necessarily faithful in fruitfulness; they are expected to be faithful in following. Despite Israel’s sin and wickedness in rejecting God as their King, they were admonished to “ not turn aside from following the Lord ”. Therefore, faithful followers of Christ are honest, sincere, humble seekers of His grace for daily living. By learning daily at His feet, believers are able to grow in grace and in the knowledge of God’s will in their daily walk with Him. Unfortunately, believers who are equipped to p...