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Point of No Return

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“See, I have set before you today life and good, death and evil.

If you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I command you today, by loving the LORD your God, by walking in his ways, and by keeping his commandments and his statutes and his rules, then you shall live and multiply, and the LORD your God will bless you in the land that you are entering to take possession of it. But if your heart turns away, and you will not hear, but are drawn away to worship other gods and serve them, I declare to you today, that you shall surely perish. You shall not live long in the land that you are going over the Jordan to enter and possess.

I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and curse. Therefore choose life, that you and your offspring may live, loving the LORD your God, obeying his voice and holding fast to him, for he is your life and length of days, that you may dwell in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.”

The Holy Bible: English Standard Version. (2016). (Dt 30:15–20). 

Set before you is life and good, death and evil.
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Concentric Effort

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While watching session 2 of David Platt’s lessons on “Follow Me” (www.followmebook.org), I took notes on a 3×5 index card. To follow along and pay careful attention. Play, rewind, pause, replay, and so on. I have to go through all of these and keep reading his book. And with urgency, because I have to know.

Here are some of the notes etched on this card, with Christ at the center of a concentric circle that illustrates the biblical framework for a follower.

First and foremost, confessing Christ changes everything about us.

Thoughts

Rom 12:1; And to take captive every thought to the obedience of Christ.

Desires

To know God deeply is to love God wholeheartedly. – Matt 7:23.

Will

Our will is grounded in our thoughts and desires. We act and live as Jesus does based on what we believe.

Relationships

Sharing and fellowship to encourage and renew.

Purpose

John 15:5; Bear Fruit.
So how do we know one is a follower?

1.) To abide in Christ, let his words remain in me.
His words. God’s word cleanses us.

2.) To remain in his love, by doing what he says.
God’s words empower us.
God’s words compel us.
God’s words satisfy us.
God’s words bring joy, and our joy becomes complete.

Proclaim His words no matter how much it costs us.

This brings peace.

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