What it is to follow the Lamb
by William Dyer from Follow the Lamb These are the ones who follow
the Lamb wherever he goes. Revelation chapter 14 verse 4
what it is to follow the lamb to follow the lamb wherever he
goes is to follow him in four things first we follow the lamb
in his commandments if you love me you will keep my commandments
John chapter 14 verse 15 you are my friends if you do what
I command you John chapter 15 verse 14 O Beloved, we cannot
follow the Lamb wherever He goes unless we follow Him in His commandments. True Christians take as much
delight in those precepts that enjoin holiness as in those promises
that assure happiness. Secondly, we must follow the
Lamb in his teaching. My sheep hear my voice, and I
know them, and they follow me. But they will never follow a
stranger. In fact, they will run away from him because they
do not recognize a stranger's voice. John 10, verse 5 and 27. Thirdly, we follow the Lamb in
His providence. Through all afflictions, all
straits, all discouragements and sorrows, whatever, though
it is the way of death, we must forsake all to follow a crucified
Christ, a condemned Christ, in bloody paths of sufferings, if
He calls us to it. For, says Paul, I am ready not
to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name
of the Lord Jesus Christ. We must be willing to venture
the loss of all for Him, our liberty, our estates, our relations,
and our life itself. We have forsaken all and followed
you. Matthew chapter 19 verse 27.
Fourthly, we follow the lamb in his example
I have given you an example that you also should do just as I
have done for you John chapter 13 verse 15 Christ has suffered
for us leaving us an example that we should follow in his
steps 1st Peter chapter 2 verse 21 To follow in Christ's steps
is to take him for our example. We must not follow wicked men's
example who walk in the broad way that leads to death for they
are the children of their father the devil and they love to do
the evil things he does. John chapter 8 verse 44 but we
must follow our head Christ who went about doing good Acts chapter
10 verse 38 now this is to follow the Lamb wherever he goes in
his commands in his teaching in his providences in his examples you