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"Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me" (John 21:22). "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps" (1 Peter 2:21).
"In His Steps", a classic written by Charles Sheldon, is the second
best-selling Christian book of all time (following the Bible).
Over 30 million copies have been sold. Brooksyne read it in her
early teen years shortly after her decision to follow Christ. It
had a profound effect upon her commitment in walking in the ways of the
Lord. I read it in my college years. It is also the
inspiration behind the WWJD theme that was so popular (and heavily
commercialized) years ago.
Garrett Sheldon, the great-grandson of Charles, wrote, "My great-grandfather grew up on a farm in the mid-1800's. His father was a missionary and a church planter. They read the Bible aloud every day, so that by the time Charles went to school, he had heard the entire Bible read aloud five times! This prepared him to write 'In His Steps' which changed the world with the question, 'What Would Jesus Do?'."
The first recorded words that Peter heard directed personally to him from Jesus were "Come, follow me" (Matthew 4:19a).
The last recorded personal words to Peter from Jesus were "You must
follow me". What a clear message to Peter and to all of the call
to be His disciple! "Come, follow me" remains the supreme call of Christ to each
of us.
Many years later when Peter was writing his epistles he again recalled this call to follow and writes, "You should follow in His steps". Following in His steps, we should "walk, even as He walked" (1 John 2:6). Charles Sheldon wanted to attract local college students to God, so he began preaching a series of practical, Sunday evening sermons on how to follow "in His steps" in business, in journalism, in other careers. From the popular series he wrote magazine articles, which in time became the best-selling book "In His Steps".
Bible
teacher Kenneth Wuest makes an interesting observation concerning
walking in His steps: "Peter changes over easily from the idea of a
child tracing
over the writing of the writing-master to a Christian planting his feet
in the foot-prints left by our Lord. In this context, these footprints
are foot-prints of suffering. But the illustration holds good for our
Lord’s entire life. Just as a child slowly, with painstaking effort and
close application, follows the shape of the letters of his teacher and
thus learns to write, so saints should with like painstaking effort and
by close application, endeavor to be like the Lord Jesus in their own
personal lives. Or, as a small child endeavors to walk in the
footprints made by his father’s feet in the snow, so we are to follow
in the path which our Lord took. The Greek word “follow” means
literally “to take the same road” as someone else takes. We should walk
the same road that Jesus walked, in short, be Christ-like."
Today dear friends, let us again hear this call amid the clamor. Hear it simply. Hear it clearly. Hear it personally. "Come, follow me." Let us seek to walk in His steps!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
as I seek You in the morning through prayer and Scripture reading I
hear Your personal calling to me through the words of Christ Jesus,
"Come, follow me." Jesus suffered for us, leaving us an example,
that we should follow in His steps and walk blamelessly, according to
the law of the Lord. You have laid down precepts that are to be fully
obeyed so we do well to walk in all Your ways and honor You in the way
we live our Christian lives. May we be a sweet smelling fragrance to you
as we offer up our lives. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.
Yesterday following a chaplain visit we rode our bikes along the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail and took a side trip to the scenic village of Mount Gretna. The photo above shows Conewago Lake. We are not seeing much foliage change but expect to make this same ride again in several weeks and see lots of color.
Mount Gretna has a mountain village feel with colorful cottages.
"Step by Step" Video Michael W. Smith
"Follow Me" Video Larry Ford
"Follow Me" Video Kelly Willard
In His Steps - Part 1 (1964 Movie) Video (You can also watch the other parts)
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
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Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
A barnside view at the Union Mill Acres
"In His Steps"
Listen to this
message on
your
audio player."Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19). Jesus answered, "If I want him to remain alive until I return, what is that to you? You must follow me" (John 21:22). "To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His steps" (1 Peter 2:21).
Oh God, You are my God and I will ever praise you
Oh God, You are my God and I will ever praise you
And I will seek You in the morning and I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me and I will follow You all of my days
Oh God, You are my God and I will ever praise you
And I will seek You in the morning and I will learn to walk in Your ways
And step by step You'll lead me and I will follow You all of my days
"In His Steps", a classic written by Charles Sheldon, is the second
best-selling Christian book of all time (following the Bible).
Over 30 million copies have been sold. Brooksyne read it in her
early teen years shortly after her decision to follow Christ. It
had a profound effect upon her commitment in walking in the ways of the
Lord. I read it in my college years. It is also the
inspiration behind the WWJD theme that was so popular (and heavily
commercialized) years ago. Garrett Sheldon, the great-grandson of Charles, wrote, "My great-grandfather grew up on a farm in the mid-1800's. His father was a missionary and a church planter. They read the Bible aloud every day, so that by the time Charles went to school, he had heard the entire Bible read aloud five times! This prepared him to write 'In His Steps' which changed the world with the question, 'What Would Jesus Do?'."
The first recorded words that Peter heard directed personally to him from Jesus were "Come, follow me" (Matthew 4:19a).
The last recorded personal words to Peter from Jesus were "You must
follow me". What a clear message to Peter and to all of the call
to be His disciple! "Come, follow me" remains the supreme call of Christ to each
of us. Many years later when Peter was writing his epistles he again recalled this call to follow and writes, "You should follow in His steps". Following in His steps, we should "walk, even as He walked" (1 John 2:6). Charles Sheldon wanted to attract local college students to God, so he began preaching a series of practical, Sunday evening sermons on how to follow "in His steps" in business, in journalism, in other careers. From the popular series he wrote magazine articles, which in time became the best-selling book "In His Steps".
Bible
teacher Kenneth Wuest makes an interesting observation concerning
walking in His steps: "Peter changes over easily from the idea of a
child tracing
over the writing of the writing-master to a Christian planting his feet
in the foot-prints left by our Lord. In this context, these footprints
are foot-prints of suffering. But the illustration holds good for our
Lord’s entire life. Just as a child slowly, with painstaking effort and
close application, follows the shape of the letters of his teacher and
thus learns to write, so saints should with like painstaking effort and
by close application, endeavor to be like the Lord Jesus in their own
personal lives. Or, as a small child endeavors to walk in the
footprints made by his father’s feet in the snow, so we are to follow
in the path which our Lord took. The Greek word “follow” means
literally “to take the same road” as someone else takes. We should walk
the same road that Jesus walked, in short, be Christ-like."Today dear friends, let us again hear this call amid the clamor. Hear it simply. Hear it clearly. Hear it personally. "Come, follow me." Let us seek to walk in His steps!
Be encouraged today,
Stephen & Brooksyne Weber
Daily prayer: Father,
as I seek You in the morning through prayer and Scripture reading I
hear Your personal calling to me through the words of Christ Jesus,
"Come, follow me." Jesus suffered for us, leaving us an example,
that we should follow in His steps and walk blamelessly, according to
the law of the Lord. You have laid down precepts that are to be fully
obeyed so we do well to walk in all Your ways and honor You in the way
we live our Christian lives. May we be a sweet smelling fragrance to you
as we offer up our lives. In the name of Jesus we pray. Amen.Yesterday following a chaplain visit we rode our bikes along the Lebanon Valley Rail Trail and took a side trip to the scenic village of Mount Gretna. The photo above shows Conewago Lake. We are not seeing much foliage change but expect to make this same ride again in several weeks and see lots of color.
Mount Gretna has a mountain village feel with colorful cottages.
Today's
Suggested
Music and Supplemental Resources
"Step by Step" Video Michael W. Smith
"Follow Me" Video Larry Ford
"Follow Me" Video Kelly Willard
In His Steps - Part 1 (1964 Movie) Video (You can also watch the other parts)
Send a message to Stephen & Brooksyne
To receive the "Daily Encouragement" each Monday-Friday through email see this page to subscribe to our email list. You can also subscribe to the Wordpress rss feed or through a Wordpress email subscription. (See the email subscription on the right side after opening this page.)
Are
our daily encouragement messages a blessing to you? We ask you to
consider making a donation to Daily Encouragement Net so that we can
continue to prepare and provide this daily resource which is
accessed by believers and seekers all over the world. Daily
Encouragement Net relies solely on the generosity and financial support
of its readers and podcast listeners. See here
for more information on supporting this
ministry. Gifts are tax deductible.Permissions: Please feel free to pass on, reproduce and distribute any material on Daily Encouragement Net, in part or in whole, in any format, provided that you do not alter the wording in any way or charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. It is our desire to spread this material, not protect or restrict it. I do request that you keep the contact, copyright and subscription information intact.
Text only version for printing: To make a text only version for printing (without photos or any of the supplemental materials)
1) Open the basic text editor that comes with all computers (known as wordpad, textpad, etc.) You can also use a program like Word and select paste text only.
2) Select and copy the text from the portion of the message you want to print.
3) Paste into the text pad. (The photos won't show up but you will have a brief text description of the photo which you can delete or just ignore.)
4) Format if you desire (change font, increase or decrease size, etc.)
5) Print!
Scripture references are from The Holy Bible: New International Version. © 1984 by International Bible Society; NEW AMERICAN STANDARD BIBLE®, Copyright © 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, New King James Version (NKJV) Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. and the King James Version.
Personal Mission Statement: "I am created by God to bring Him glory. Through God's Son Jesus Christ I have been redeemed and make it my life's goal to please the Lord. My mission in life is to honor God through my faith and obedience and prepare myself and all whom I may influence for eternity."
© Copyright 2015 Stephen C. Weber - All Rights Reserved
Daily Encouragement Net - 495 Kraybill Church Road - Mount Joy, PA 17552 USA