> A WORD WITH YOU > by Ron Hutchcraft > #3555 "Wherever He Goes" > > It was another crazy day in my life of crazy days. I was speaking > in downtown Philadelphia early in the morning and then out in the suburbs > later in the morning. The Billy Graham team members had organized all this > and arranged for the committee chairman to lead us from one meeting to > another. The only way we could make both meetings was to race out of > Meeting 1 and take the fastest possible route to Meeting 2. We got behind > the chairman and began what turned out to be a modern version of Mr. > Toad's Wild Ride. He really knew how to get around that city - including > skillful maneuvering in and out of lanes. We had only one hope of getting > to our goal - staying very close to the man who was leading us. > > Well, I'm Ron Hutchcraft and I want to have A WORD WITH YOU today > about WHEREVER HE GOES. > > Our word for today from the Word of God comes from II Chronicles > 23. A sentence that just reached out of my Bible and grabbed my heart the > other day. It's buried in the story of young King Joash coming to power in > ancient Judah. His father the king had died . . . and the king's mother > made her move to get the throne. She destroyed the whole royal family of > Judah - except for one. Another family member had rescued the baby of the > family, Joash, and hid him away for years. > > A Godly high priest organized a revolt against the queen - the > wrong person was on the throne. And he gathered a force to surround Joash > until they could eliminate the queen and put the rightful ruler on the > throne. That's the context for this order to the men who surrounded the > rightful king - and, in a way, an order for all of us who call ourselves > followers of King Jesus. II Chronicles 23:7 says,"STAY CLOSE TO THE KING > WHEREVER HE GOES." > > We live in a world where an evil pretender is running things. But > we serve the rightful King, Jesus Christ. And our King will prevail. And > what are our orders as His followers? To go wherever He goes. Not to go > where we want to go and ask the King to go there with us. > > It's like that day when we were following our leader to our > destination across the city. We didn't pick the route that looked best to > us . . . in fact, we were totally open to whatever our leader wanted to > do. To go wherever he went. Our plans and our preferences didn't > matter. We were totally neutral about what route we took. Our job was to > see where our leader was going, get behind him, and go there. > > That is exactly what it means to be a follower of Jesus. If you > tend to be a rigid person, an independent person, a person with a mind of > your own, or a control freak - well, you'll tend to have a strong agenda > of your own. And you'll have a hard time relaxing in Jesus' leadership. > Begin each new day saying, "Lord, show me where You're going, and I'll get > behind You and go there." > > You need to know where the King is going with your career . . . > with your business . . . with your son or daughter . . . with your mate . . > . with your ministry . . . with your future...and with each decision you > make. This is the great adventure of following Jesus. Yes, you make > plans, always seeking where He is going. Yes, you organize. But you stand > ready to change direction at any time . . . because your King doesn't stand > still . . . His leadership is like that man we were following through > Philadelphia - dynamic, not static. Often not surprising and not predictable. > > But our only hope of reaching our destination that day was to stay > real close to the one who knew where we were going. And that's your hope > of living as you were born to live. You cannot afford a day away from > your King . . . a glance away from your Leader. What matters most in your > life as a Jesus-follower is your closeness to Him. > > You serve the rightful King. And your mission is clear. STAY > CLOSE TO THE KING WHEREVER HE GOES. > > ************************ > > To hear the RealAudio version of today's A Word With You, click here: > http://www.gospelcom.net/rhm/sounds/awwy/awwy3555.ram > > To find out how you can begin a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, > please visit YOURS FOR LIFE: HOW TO HAVE LIFE'S MOST IMPORTANT RELATIONSHIP > at: http://www.gospelcom.net/rhm/yours/yours4a.htm > Or call, 1-888-NEED HIM. > > "A Word With You" by Ron Hutchcraft, is a daily challenge, with > slice-of-life illustrations and insights -- providing practical help on the > issues that matter most. > > Over four years of transcripts are available online, at > http://www.hutchcraft.com. 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