“I and my Father are one.” John 10:31
My dad was a big man. His hands were massive when compared to my little girl hands. His shoes were huge, too. I would sometimes slip my feet into them and stumble around as I tried to walk in them. I remember sometimes I would stand on his feet and hold tight to his legs so that when he walked, I would be carried along with him as he moved about the house. As I held on, my backward movements would match his forward motion; I was completely in sync with him.
I have a Heavenly Father who wants me to walk in sync with Him as well. I wonder if my footsteps match His? Do I step where He steps? Do I go where He goes, or do I try to step away and head off on my own?
The word “Christian” means “little Christ.” Since I wear the label of “Christian,” I wonder if I am a “little Christ”? Am I following so closely to my Saviour that the two of us move as one? When I stand with Jesus, am I engulfed by His essence so that people see Him when they look at me?
There is a song that states, “You’re the only Jesus some will ever see.” Do people see Jesus in me? Am I and my Jesus one? I hope so.
He drew me closer to His side, I sought His will to know,
And in that will I now abide, wherever He leads I’ll go.
Wherever He leads I’ll go, wherever He leads I’ll go,
I’ll follow my Christ who loves me so, wherever He leads I’ll go.
(from “Wherever He Leads I’ll Go” by B.B. McKinney)
“The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord: and He delighteth in his way.” Psalm 37:23
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In whose steps are you following?