When I was young we played a game called,'follow the leader',it meant, were the leader went you went,simple. It is recorded in the gospels, how Jesus,said to certain people,'follow Me', and most of then did just that.It was not a new thing for Rabbi's had disciples,people who followed them,they listened to what the Rabbi said,wrote it down or memorise it, so the followers of Jesus did the same.Follow me He said ,nobody else,Peter had to be reminded of that, when he got distracted (John 21 v 20 -21).There are many charlatan's in life,especially in the religious field, Elmer Gantries there are in plenty,they are in it to fleece people.Unlike Jesus, he made it clear that there was a cost in following Him . It was a way of denial,of suffering,of cross bearing,even martyrdom, and that there would be a reward in the future.Let me say if we are not prepared for that ,then don't follow Jesus.Initially the disciples had thoughts that Jesus was an earthly Messiah, in which He would rule an earthly kingdom,but early on he showed that this was not so. (John 6 v 15). Before Pilate the Roman governor, He made a clear statement of the nature of His kingdom (John 18 v 36 ). Following Jesus means not going for earthly glory, but for eternal glory.
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