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Come Follow me
Follow me he said
There was no time to second guess
Or to debate down the pub
No Alpha course to attend
Or time for over thinking in their heads
Follow me he said
But did they know the cost
The lessons they would learn
The miracles they would perform
All in Jesus name
Follow me he said
Leaving wives behind
Not knowing the adventures
Laughter,tears and death
As they followed their saviour
To that cross
Follow me he said
As they didn't understand
The grieving that would come
Not knowing 3 days later
Victory was won
Follow me he said
Before the stone was rolled away
Not knowing what we know now
The glory, love and tenderness
The act of love to follow
Follow me he said
With no time to think
Jesus in person asking them
Not fully answering yet
They left at once and followed him
Follow me he still says today
Will you come with me
Dropping all our nets at once
Knowing what we know
At once we should go
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“Follow me he still says today…at once we should go” – Yes! Great poem 🙂
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Thank Wemi
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Amen, Thank you for such a blessed poem. Reminds me of the song ” I will follow Christ; By Clay Crosse”. Brings chills and tears every time. Blessings.
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Thanks Paula. I haven’t heard that song. I will look it up and listen x
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Beautiful poem, Loretta. Made me ask myself – What is He asking of me that I must “at once” do?
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Thank Joanne – I think i need to follow my own words today and think the same. Thanks for stopping by
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This is a great poem! And it is true for us even today that when we say Yes to Jesus we really have no idea what that will look like or how it will work out in our lives. It is an amazing adventure!
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Thanks Lesley. It is most certainly an adventure. God bless x
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Yes, what an amazing example they set us. Lovely poem, Loretta.
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Thanks Corrine. God bless
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And, He still calls us to follow Him…at once!
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Amen God bless
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Nice!
But I wonder if today…
Jesus came, and came alone,
to say, “Come follow me!”
and each angler grabbed his phone:
“Wait, I need a selfie
to show that I did drop my net
(this posts to Instagram)
and just in case my friends forget
exactly where I am
I’ll update Facebook status,
and I’ll tweet the path we go;
social media hiatus
means no-one else will know
how my soul grew bright and larger…
Jesus, wait! Forgot my charger!”
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Genius! That be brilliant Andrew. Oh my you can picture the scene 😊
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Amen! Following Jesus is never dull. It’s filled with uncertainties that grow faith, trials, which grow hope, and a love like no other.
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It most certainly is never dull 😉 thanks for reading Anita
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I remember Alpha. It’s a great way of introducing unbelievers to Jesus. Went through it with a neighbor eons ago.
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Thank you for reading Sandra. Have a blessed week x
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