Come Follow Me!

"Come follow me," Jesus said in Mark, chapter 10.

To follow Jesus, we need to listen,

we need to read His words in Scripture,

and we need to be around people who want

to follow Him.

When you follow someone,

it means you want to be a part of what He is doing.

You want to make sure you are "in the know".

Does that make sense?

I believe God is moving,

but just as in the time of Jesus,

He did not make a BIG announcement,

so God moves slowly but surely.

I want to be a part of that,

and even be a part of a people

who will make whatever 

God wants to happen, happen!

"Seek first the Kingdom of God

and His righteousness,

and ALL these things will be given you

besides.

Do not worry about tomorrow;

tomorrow will take care of itself.

Sufficient for a day is its own evil."

Matthew 6:33-34

The earnest, heartfelt,continued prayer 

of a righteous man is powerful and effective. James 5:16

We all want our prayers to be effective and powerful, 

but who is righteous? 

In Isaiah 64:6, we read that our righteousness 

is filthy rags before God!!!

I did some treasure hunting and 

I was ecstatic to find an abundance of 

verses in the Bible where Christ's righteousness 

passes to our account! 

We do not have a righteousness of our own, 

but it comes from our faith in Christ.

"We are justified in the eyes of God, 

JUST-IF-I'D never sinned"! (David J. Stewart)

And so we can pray in confidence to a 

God who made a way for us!

For the verses about the imputed 

(to pass to one's account) 

righteousness of Christ, we can read:
http://www.openbible.info/topics/imputed_righteousness

So, in more ways than one,

we need to follow Jesus!

I finished this doll yesterday.

It's made from a plastic milk bottle

which I covered in paper mache

and scrap cloth.

If you like to see how,

you can follow me on 

my Instagram account:

http://instagram.com/patriciapaterno

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Blessings,

Patsy