Who are the True Disciples?

The true disciples are the followers of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. These are they who hold on to the teachings of the Lord, continue in them, and live by them like He said in John 8:31. They are those people who have forsaken all, given up everything to follow the Lord (Luke 14:33). They don't just call Him Lord in lip service, and deny Him in their actions but they do what the Father wants, laying down their own wishes for His will. They are the true worshipers that Jesus was talking about in John 4, who worship the Father in spirit and in truth, the hallmark of their worship being obedience and not just singing of choruses or hymns. They understand very well that obedience is better than sacrifice or any kind of offering. They are those who have offered their bodies as a living sacrifice unto God, pouring it out as a libation as it were unto the Most High.

These people in question aren't following the master just to get bread or the material things He can give to them, they aren't staying with Him because they want a miracle or breakthrough, rather they desire the word of God, they are keen on knowing the Lord, they are concerned about the matters of the kingdom. Their eyes are fixed on the things which are eternal not ephemeral things. When others turn back and leave the Lord because of His hard teachings, they wait and listen, accepting every word, asking for grace instead of turning back. They are not those who abandon the way of the Lord during hard times. They are deliberate in living by His word. These are the few walking on the narrow way that leads to life (Matt. 7:14). They are those branches that bear fruit, those branches that will not be cut off because they stay connected to the vine. They have denied themselves and forgotten about their own agenda, giving up their rights, taking His yoke upon themselves, carrying their cross daily, and bearing His burden for the people of the world while still following Him diligently (Luke 9:23).

They are a rare breed of 'Christians' who are completely sold out to the master, with uncompromising integrity and loyalty, obedient to the last. They do not defile themselves with idols, they follow the Lamb wherever He leads even when they know it will cost them their lives (Rev 14:4). They don't take the grace of God for granted. They are a peculiar set of people whom the Father can beat His chest for, vouch for, and boast of like He did for Job, who will not look back in the face of trial. They are those whose feet are well shod by the preparation of the gospel of peace, holding the testimony of Jesus wherever they go, passionate about spreading the good news and zealous of good works. Although not yet perfect, they are very eager to learn and become like the master as sincere apprentices of the Lord Jesus.

Those are the true disciples. However, we live in a self-deluded generation, very well deceived that we would somehow enter heaven without doing the Father's will as true disciples, whereas Jesus hasn't changed His mind neither was He joking when He said in Matthew 7:21 that “Not everyone who says to me ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven”.

Friends, please don't be caught up in the delusion. God has given us all free will to make choices and the best decision you can ever make in your life is to choose to follow Jesus from this minute with all your heart without looking back!