"Follow His Steps Closely"

 "Christ suffered for you, leaving a model for you to follow his steps closely." - 1 PETER 2:21. 

IMAGINe that you are  part of a group hiking through a dangerous, snow-covered wilderness.  An experienced guide is leading  you. As he walks, he leaves behind tracks, or footprints, in the soft snow. At some point, you cannot see the guide!  But  you do not panic.  Rather, you and your fellow hikers follow the guide's footprints as closely as you can! 

As true Christians, we are, in a sense, hiking through a dangerous wilderness-this wicked world. Fortunately, Jehovah has provided the perfect Guide-His Son, Jesus Christ,whose steps we can follow closely.  (1 Peter 2:21)  According to one Bible reference work, Peter here uses the metaphor of a guide. Leaving behind tracks, Jesus has left behind footprints, or footsteps, that we can follow.  Let us consider three questions about following his footsteps-what? why? and how?

Next time: "Follow His Footsteps Closely" - WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO FOLLOW JESUS FOOTSTEPS?

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