The will of God in two words

Many who believe in the Lord Jesus seek "the will of God for their lives." They seek it in the context of their entire life, identity, and destiny.

If we focus on the first words of the Lord to his disciples, the words that made them his disciples, we see that this is unnecessary. For the will of Christ for our lives can be summed up in two words:

FOLLOW ME.

By following the Spirit of Christ on a moment by moment, day by day basis, he will make us "fisher's of men," meaning he will lead us and empower us to preach the gospel and make disciples. He will also, by His Spirit, conform us to his image.

Therefore, as Francis Chan, the author of the book "Crazy Love," said wisely, we should seek to follow the Spirit every day, verses seeking an outlined or detailed plan for our lives.

As Chan said, this doesn't mean that God doesn't give plans and destinies, but it does mean that he does not promise us this. However, he does promise that if we live in agreement with the Spirit, keeping in step with him moment by moment and day by day, we will bear the fruit of the Spirit, the godly character traits that come as a result of following the Spirit.

This fits what we see in scripture from beginning to end, and what happened when the Lord called his disciples. God put Adam in the garden, and Adam worked it. He brought the animals to Adam, then Adam named them. He brought the woman to Adam, and Adam named her.

God initiates, we respond.

God told Noah how to build the ark, and Noah followed his instructions.

He told Abraham to leave his home and go to a place THAT ABRAHAM WOULD BE SHOWN! Abraham did not know where he was going or why.

When the pillar of cloud, which was a manifestation of God's presence with Israel, remained, the Israelites remained. When the pillar moved, Israel moved. Whether the pillar remained where it was for days, weeks, months, or years, Israel moved when it moved.

The apostles simply followed the Lord Jesus.

We are to simply follow His Spirit.

But some of you say, "This is not so simple."

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