Follow The Leader Series Pt.3 "Something For Your Journey Now” Series

This series is something of a refresher course in “Salvation 101”, we are going back to the basics of where we started. Just like anything else in our lives we need reminders and refreshers to help us regain our bearings. The Bible says that we are to “renew our minds”, there are times in our walk with the Lord that we got empty out the junk that slows down the truth.

I know many have seen on a computer the little trash can in the corner that holds the unwanted programs and documents, sometimes that trash can gets full and slows the computer down and you have to empty the trash to get it back to speed, or for those of you that don’t know what I am talking about, when your trash can at home gets full you know to take it out before it stinks!

In our walk with the Lord we sometimes pick up useless information or as I call it “stinking thinking” that buries truth under a bunch of useless garbage.

You know what I am talking about your mind gets cluttered with words that are not in the Bible, and doctrines and theories that can only be found between the verses cause they don’t exist in the written Word at all.

This garbage can sit in your mind long enough until it stinks and changes your faith, attitude, and your thinking, or for you computer savvy people it can slow you down and cause a virus or Trojan to mess up your faith.

That’s why we need to be renewed and as David said “searched” to make sure we are still in good working condition.

I shared with you that the Lord desires you, James says to draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you. When Christ calls He calls us to follow Him, much like the game follow the leader we are to follow the Lord and do what He does.

We must maintain the conditions so that we can continue to follow, and we need to lay aside every weight that so easily besets us. We are to lay down the yokes of this life and put on the yoke of Christ or as Paul called putting on the Lord Jesus Christ.

To help establish were I am about to go I want to read to you Matthew and Marks account of Luke 10.

Read Matthew 10:5-16 & Mark 6:7-13

Now let me break this down into three groups for you. Jesus told them not take anything for their journey because He was going to give them what they needed. He was setting them up to trust Him. Their faith was what would be needed to give them protection, provision, and power.

He was holding back their security blankets so that they would find security in Him. Last week I told you that we all have some kind of security blankets, just like we did as kids when we had our favorite blanket, stuffed animal, or a creepy looking one eyed nappy haired baby doll.

We hold on to things that provided a sense of security or peace, when the Lord is saying I am your security and your peace. He is asking for our faith and trust in Him.

When we follow Him; He is taken us to green pastures and still waters. Paul said God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

He has all we need to meet the need, but the question is do we have what it takes to receive the supply.

The Bible says faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

I.Protection

Jesus told his disciples not to take two coats with them or any money. As they were going on their journey, they were to rely on the Lord giving them shelter and protection.

David said in Ps 46:1 God [is] our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. When we follow the Lord it is He that will be with us and keep us. Ps 18:2 The LORD [is] my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my God, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, [and] my high tower.

The Lord looks after His children; there is no need for us to seek protection from none other but Him. His eye is always on the sparrow and is watching over them. His eyes are looking after you.

There is no need to fret or worry but rather relax and rest in Him. David tells us in Ps 61:3 For thou hast been a shelter for me, [and] a strong tower from the enemy. Remember God will give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.