The masses shall follow Jesus…
“The masses shall follow Him” evokes biblical themes of Jesus drawing large crowds and calling people to discipleship, emphasizing surrender and transformation, a concept also mirrored in Islamic scripture where believers are urged to follow the Prophet Muhammad as a guide to God’s forgiveness and path, reflecting a universal call to follow a divine messenger or leader, though sometimes highlighting the difference between mere crowds and true followers, as seen in the Bible verses Mark 8:34, John 12:26, and Revelation 19:14.
Our Faith
- The Call to Follow: Jesus frequently called people with “Follow Me,” not just to his disciples but to the wider crowds, as recorded in Matthew 15:30, Matthew 20:29, and Mark 1:22.
- Demands of Discipleship: This call included self-denial and taking up one’s cross, distinguishing true followers from casual observers, as stated in Mark 8:34.
- Ultimate Victory: The imagery of followers on white horses in Revelation 19:14 symbolizes participating in Christ’s triumphant return, as noted in this Bible Hub article.
THE TRUMPET OF LIFE!
A Samaritan woman had a divine encounter with Jesus the Word shows that she was a traditionalist by her ‘argument’ (discussion) with Jesus, but He convinced her that God is to be worshipped in spirit and truth. She was converted and then led a revival in Samaria. What an encounter!
John 4:2-26
although in fact it was not Jesus who baptized, but his disciples. So he left Judea and went back once more to Galilee. Now he had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot of ground Jacob had given to his son Joseph. Jacob’s well was there, and Jesus, tired as he was from the journey, sat down by the well. It was about noon.
When a Samaritan woman came to draw water, Jesus said to her, “Will you give me a drink?” (His disciples had gone into the town to buy food.)
The Samaritan woman said to him, “You are a Jew and I am a Samaritan woman. How can you ask me for a drink?” (For Jews do not associate with Samaritans.)
Jesus answered her, “If you knew the gift of God and who it is that asks you for a drink, you would have asked him and he would have given you living water.”
“Sir,” the woman said, “you have nothing to draw with and the well is deep. Where can you get this living water? Are you greater than our father Jacob, who gave us the well and drank from it himself, as did also his sons and his livestock?”
Jesus answered, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
The woman said to him, “Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.”
He told her, “Go, call your husband and come back.”
“I have no husband,” she replied.
Jesus said to her, “You are right when you say you have no husband. The fact is, you have had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have just said is quite true.”
“Sir,” the woman said, “I can see that you are a prophet. Our ancestors worshiped on this mountain, but you Jews claim that the place where we must worship is in Jerusalem.”
“Woman,” Jesus replied, “believe me, a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. You Samaritans worship what you do not know; we worship what we do know, for salvation is from the Jews. Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks. God is spirit, and his worshipers must worship in the Spirit and in truth.”
The woman said, “I know that Messiah” (called Christ) “is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us.” Then Jesus declared, “I, The One speaking to you—I am He.”
Truly, Christmas is a controversial tradition; that people celebrated in different ways; according to an individual’s view like the Santa that is illustrated above, foods and drinks, wealth, various idols etc. Let us learn from what Jesus taught that woman at the well – God is Spirit and should be worshipped as such. How do you worship? Are you?
https://www.gotquestions.org/worship-spirit-truth.html
The message? Regardless of the argument about Christmas and the exact date of Jesus‘ birth, His reality in our hearts and the celebrations matter most; this season could be a time for a divine encounter with Jesus… So, showcase Jesus; not Santa; forget about the fables or traditions that surrounds Christmas.
13 When you were dead in your sins and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins, 14 having canceled the charge of our legal indebtedness, which stood against us and condemned us; he has taken it away, nailing it to the cross. 15 And having disarmed the powers and authorities, he made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them by the cross.[b]
Freedom From Human Rules
16 Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
Col. 2:13-17.
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