As Jesus went on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at the tax collector’s booth. “Follow me,” he told him, and Matthew got up and followed him. (MAT 9:9 NIV, 9-16-14)

Follow me.

That’s the call.

Does Jesus ever say, “Accept me?” Not that I know of. It’s “Follow me. Go where I go, do what I do.”

Could that be one of the problems we have in the church? Should we be saying “Accept Jesus” or “Follow Jesus?” And would the church be stronger if we had more followers of Jesus and fewer mere acceptors?

[Father, help me to follow you and to lead others to do the same.]