"....Jesus Followed Him...."

"So Jesus arose and followed him...." (Matthew 9:19)

This may sound strange to the "natural mind."  Surely Jesus does not follow us; we are to follow Jesus.

It is not strange, however, to those who are familiar with Holy Writ.  In our text, a poor, distraught father whose daughter had just died, cries out for help; "So Jesus arose and followed him...."  This was Jesus' "Life Style" as He walked The Land.  

And, my friend, this is Who Jesus Christ is to you and me today.  In all of life's turmoil, we follow Jesus, as did this father, and cry out for mercy, grace, deliverance.  And what can we expect?  "....Jesus followed him...."  

Father, in Jesus' Name, thank You that You not only "follow" me in my greatest need, but live in me.  Amen.

When Peter, an 18 year old Norwegian, "heard the call to evangelize China, on that day he not only emptied his wallet into the collection plate, but included a small note with the words, 'and my life.'"

Hebrews 12:2