Let us learn from Christ how to handle the
multitude that wants to follow him for the
wrong reasons, we most do today what he did
then. Many came forward to tell him that they
believed in him and would follow him faithfuly
contrary to today's method, Christ did not have his disciples quickly sign up such persons as
'church member' befor they change their minds
and get them involve in the choir or some
committe in order to keep them active in the
church, "Foxes have holes and the birds have
nests but i have no place to lay my head "(matt 8:20). Jesus told the eager would-be converts
are you certain you want to follow me? Such
'negativism,' so you want to follow me Christ
would say then let me tell you were we are
going, i'm heading for a hill outside calvary
were they will nail me to a cross so if you would follow me to the end you might as well
make up your mind, take up your cross right
now and follow me because that where we are
going!... Today we are far too sophisticated to
present the gospel in such negative manner.
We've studied success motivation, psychology and Dale Carnegie courses on "how to win
friends and influence people" and consider such
new techniques to be ideal in winning people to
Christ, so we fill the church with multitude who
imagine that Christ's mission is to make them
feel good about themselves by building their self esteem, answering their selfish prayers and
fulfilling their self-centered agendas... May the
Lord not inquire of us like Adam "what is this
you have done". . .