1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 He was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made through Him, and without Him nothing was made that was made.
Having finished our walk through the life of Joshua, let’s now turn our Thursday attention to perhaps the greatest leadership training the Bible has to offer—the journey of Jesus’ disciples as they learn what it means to follow Him.
John begins his account of the life of Jesus with the central idea of Jesus’ identity. Core beliefs must be made clear for any journey to be successful. If you don’t know the “why,” you’ll never discover the “how” or find the motivation to continue the journey in difficult times.
Here, John affirms the core belief about Jesus as justification for the choice to follow Him. Being a disciple of Jesus is justified since Jesus is God himself. That makes sense, doesn’t it? I mean if God is in the house, how can you afford to ignore Him? Doesn’t it seem critical to figure out what he wants?
Now that you’ve come to believe in God, you really can’t afford to live for yourself. If He’s God, then His agenda is the one that must be most important, and wisdom says we must find out where He wants to lead us. That’s the great “why” of the Christian life.
Never forget to establish the “why” of your journey with great clarity. No matter what you’re doing or where you think you might be going, knowing the “why” will prove critical to the steps ahead.
– Dr. Mike Clarensau serves as Senior Director of the Healthy Church Network of the Assemblies of God.
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