Salvation

Fill Me Up, Lord

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.
He made me lie down in green pastures and leadeth me beside the still waters.
He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: and I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.

Psalm 23–KJV

Not everyone that comes to the banquet is chosen.

The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

“Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying: 2 “The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. 3 He sent his servants to those invited to the banquet to tell them to come, but they refused.


4 “Then he sent some more servants and said, ‘Tell those invited that I have prepared my dinner: My oxen and fattened cattle have been butchered, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’
5 “But they paid no attention and went off—one to his field, another to his business. 6 The rest seized his servants, mistreated them, and killed them. 7 The king was enraged. So he sent his army and destroyed those murderers and burned their city.


8 “Then he said to his servants, ‘The wedding banquet is ready, but those I invited did not deserve to come. 9 So go to the street corners and invite anyone to the banquet.’ 10 So the servants went out into the streets and gathered all the people they could find, the bad and the good, and the wedding hall was filled with guests.


11 “But when the king came in to see the guests, he noticed a man not wearing wedding clothes. 12 He asked, ‘How did you get in without wedding clothes, friend?’ The man was speechless.
13 “Then the king told the attendants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him outside, into the darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
14 “For many are invited, but few are chosen.””

Matthew 22:1-14–NIV

Walking in Jesus’ footsteps is not impossible.

Every Christian I know hopes to walk in Jesus’ footsteps. But walking in the steps of Jesus Christ is a mammoth task though not impossible. When you read and imagine how Jesus conducted himself during His time on earth, it seems anyone could dedicate their life to living like Jesus. Jesus said we would do what he did once he left and even more.

I tell you the truth, anyone who believes in me will do the same and even greater works I have done because I am going to be with the Father.

John 14:12–NLT

So what do you think is holding us back? Until the Holy Spirit transforms us into a new creation, we are going to continue to fall short because the Bible says:

Therefore if any man is in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things have become new.

Corinthian 5:17–KJV

So only the new you can fit into Jesus’ footsteps. If Apostle Paul did, you could do it too. Of course, you may never be able to perform miracles. But that is not a requirement to be in the company of Jesus Christ.

“I am the way”

Jesus is the way

It was soon time for Jesus to leave the earth. He knew he had to be careful how he breaks the news to his disciples. After all, the men had been with him for three years. Some have even walked away from their family and their livelihood. And Jesus had been their provider for the entire time. How could he leave them now? He had to have a good explanation, and he had to use tact.

So, after telling his disciples about his father’s mansion and that there was room for everybody, Jesus said, “You know the way to where I am going,” (John 14:4).

Then, a puzzled Thomas said to him:

“Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so how can we know the way?” Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

John 14:5-6 (NIV) Bible Gateway
The way–Pat Barrett YouTube video