Good, Better, Best

What kind of follower of Jesus are we—good, better, or best?

GOOD

The crowd followed Jesus.  Matthew 4:23; 12:23-24

They followed him and listened to him teach.  But most came because he was healing people.  When his teaching got radical (John 6), they quit following.  

BETTER

Jesus called 12 men to follow him (many women did also).  He called them disciples—which means “to be the same with.”  Matthew 4:18-22; 10:1. He gave them power to heal diseases and cast out demons.  But they also were jealous of one another and wanted special privileges.  

BEST

Mary sat at Jesus’ feet and listened to his teaching.  She also anointed Jesus’ feet with very costly oil and wiped it with her hair.  She gave her very best and risked criticism to worship Jesus with all of her heart.   

Which are we?