To Know or to Follow

"A place to belong and a place to become"
"Stuff on Sunday you can use on Monday"

A couple slogans from a couple churches I have attended over the past decade...Ever thought about what it means to become a Christ follower?

Let's say I have a Delta flight at 7am at gate 14. I've known about it for a while, I'm talking with others about it, but just knowing about the flight and even going to the airport, will not get me to my destination without following the proper instructions and getting on the plane. If I don't put action behind the knowledge, I get left behind.

I've heard stats that 90% of the world's population knows about God or a higher power, but that less than 10% of those are followers. Knowing that stat, puts Romans 8:28 in a different light. "All things work for good to those who are in Christ." Put another way- The 10% that follow me will have all things work out for good...The rest of you that know about me, unless you become a follower, and I desire you all would; you are missing the flight!

President Reagan said "If we ever lose the idea of One Nation Under God, we will be a nation gone under."

President Obama's take on the National Day of Prayer said "This day needs to become a silent private matter."