December 22, 2025

So that you know the direction I’m going with my daily devotional posts, while I was sleeping, in the early morning hours of December 7, 2025, I got the strong impression that I should “Follow the Steps of Jesus.” That was the name I remember being given in my dream. The full name of this devotional series is “Follow the Steps of Jesus, A Devotional Study of the New Testament Gospels.” My goal is to trace Jesus’s ministry in roughly chronological order, which means I will jump around in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John until I reach his days on earth after his resurrection. I started that day. For me, I will be revisiting the beginning of this journey of writing, when I had a strong impression, many years ago, to read all the red-letter text in my Bible, in context, of course. The entire Bible is about Jesus, but to experience a more personal, up-close look at his ministry, we will spend some time learning his ways and mannerisms so we might mimic his life as we live for him. On Sunday, during my pastor’s sermon, he brought up scripture that has helped me traverse a life of devotion to Jesus, and it is this:

Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke iseasy, and my burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30

Following Jesus is not hard, but you have to let him fight your battles. He will train you in his ways like an old bull yoked with a young bull, teaching and leading you, so that one day you will pull your own plow with the idea that you will feed others. And, much like the birds and squirrels that I toss seeds to, if you feed them, they will come. Feed the people the life-giving bread of Jesus; it’s part of your commission from him. One way for you to do that is to repost my devotionals or share scripture memes. People need to know about Jesus. Time is passing much faster than ever before, leading me to believe his return is close. Don’t let the people you love be left behind because you didn’t have the guts to tell them about our Savior, Jesus.