My friend said to Jesus, “Lord, I never want to fall away.”
The Lord said, “If you follow Me and not a man, you will never fall away.”
This friend is no longer following the Lord.
He now follows Man’s Doctrine.
Doesn’t matter who or what we follow,
if we’re not following Jesus, that is, putting Him first,
we are at risk of being deceived.
Jesus has to be our first priority, our number one, our Alpha.
He deserves that position and He requires it.
Nevertheless I have somewhat against thee,
because thou hast left thy first love. Revelation 2:4
He then chastises some for being wishy-washy:
I know thy works, that thou art neither cold nor hot:
I would thou wert cold or hot.
So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot,
I will spue thee out of My mouth. Revelation 3:14-15
What we do here on Earth matters.
Each choice, each day, what we do matters for Eternity.
It’s not easy, carrying a cross, remembering Whom we serve
when we can’t see Him,
but we can see all these other lustful fleshly options.
To value the spiritual more than the natural is what Jesus asks.
We will be greatly rewarded by Him one day if we do.
And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough,
and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God. Luke 9:62
Same idea as Lot’s wife looking back.
Remember Lot’s wife. Luke 17:32
We have to look forward to the prize.
But none of these things move me,
neither count I my life dear unto myself,
so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry,
which I have received of the Lord Jesus,
to testify the gospel of the grace of God. Acts 20:24