Follow

Matthew 4:19 (NIV)

Follow Me.

Many believers mistake this verse to mean to follow their minister or preacher. To follow the Lord Jesus Christ is to follow Him, heart, mind, and soul, and not to follow any of His servants. Certain ministers so enamor Christians that they follow the preacher or pastor unthinkingly and become the minister's disciples rather than the disciples of Christ Himself. Any minister whose charisma is so powerful that they overshadow the aura of Christ is doing a disservice to the Almighty and their congregation. When a servant of God is genuinely proclaiming the Lord Jesus Christ, the only thought the sheep will have is about the Master, not the messenger.