Fickle Followers

I have an Instagram account, I share photographs, some with a small message, some with scripture on, and the odd video, it’s an open account so I don't put anything too personal on there, such as photographs and information about my family and friends. I am amazed sometimes at people who "follow" me, and often wonder why, and then I realise it is to promote themselves or their business, because if they follow me, they hope I will follow them back (I don't) or that people who look on my account will see them and go to their account and so on. They will usually stop following you once they have recruited you. They really are fickle followers, if they can’t get what they want they are off. I usually block people who I believe have a hidden agenda, I will not be used in this way. My account is solely to encourage, uplift, build up, and help other people by sharing the Word of God and the wonderful gospel of Jesus Christ.

I wrote a blog on being discerning you can read it here: Duped we are not here to promote ourselves, John the Baptist said, " I must decrease, He must increase" and so it should be with everyone who professes faith in Christ. If you truly are in Christ then your heart’s desire will be to live and serve Him, not promote self or any man. I am aware that there are some godly, prominent teachers who teach and preach sound doctrine. When you recommend such people, you are not promoting the man, but the message, any true teacher/preacher points to Jesus, not himself.

I have been studying the book of Samuel, how the people were loyal to David until Absalom, his son came along and wooed them, and then they followed after him. When Absalom was killed Israel and Judah went to David, but an argument ensued and Sheba persuaded Israel to have no part of David and off they went. All it took was one man, and all it takes if we do not discern false teachings, is one man to lead us away from Jesus. We must not be fickle followers, we must be obedient to God’s Word and not mans.