What Does It Mean to Follow Jesus?Sample

Jesus asks us to follow Him

“Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

“Come, follow Me” (Mark 10:17,21)

During Jesus’ ministry on earth, He taught people a lot about God’s Kingdom. People recognized that He was a religious expert — even more, that He spoke with authority about these things. Therefore, He was the right person to ask a burning question: “What must I do to inherit eternal life?”

When a man asked this question, Jesus first talked about God’s law, which was the answer a religious Jew would expect. But Jesus did not stop there. He told the man, “You lack one thing: go, sell all that you have and give to the poor, and you will have treasure in heaven; and come, follow me” (Mark 10:21). This was too much for this man. Jesus’ question revealed that he did not really love and trust God above his material wealth. His riches made it difficult for him to enter God’s Kingdom since they had taken the first place in his life. Therefore, his possessions had to be moved ‘out of the way’ if this man was to follow Jesus.

Jesus says that we can inherit eternal life if we give up everything to follow Him (Mark 10:29-30). Are you ready to do so? If not, what holds you back?