Followers
of Jesus should be the old game, Hungry, Hungry Hippo. The goal of the game
that each play gets a hippo to catch up as many marbles as possible. Christian
that are strong toward the Apostle’s teaching should be like the hippo quickly
seeking to get every nugget of truth from God’s word.
Sins
damage the human soul. Transformation is the hunger from deep within the belly
of a believer seeking to know more of God and his ways. Acts 20:1 states, "On the first day of the week we came together to break bread. Paul spoke to the people and, because he intended to leave the next day, kept on talking until midnight." Paul was leaving the next day they hungered
for the word…so they listen all night long. It is like being out doing physical
labor or exercise for a long period of time without food. Deep within your
stomach is this urgent call for good food…when you get that hungry there is no
desire for junk food only the nourishment that comes from quality food.
The
Apostles lived as Jesus lived and followed him for three years. They possessed
the knowledge and experience of the tangible life of Jesus. The Holy Spirit
guided them in mentoring others as Jesus had mentored them. The new believers
embraced mentoring while establishing disciple making as a major pillar in the
infrastructure of this new sect within the Jewish faith.
The Holy Spirit
within a believer encourages the heart and mind to know more about Jesus on a
personal level. Jesus was set apart to accomplish the will of God. The Holy
Spirit sets the believer apart as a demonstration of transformation. The Holy
Spirit sets that church apart as the church sets out to impact the surrounding
environment. The Christian theologian, John Stott describes, “They sat at the
apostles' feet, hungry to receive instruction, and they persevered in it.”[1]
Discipleship for the early believers was to take that which was forming within
their own being and share it with others.You know I love ya, Don
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