Followership is critical for anyone that would advance to the position of leadership. It takes humility to be a good follower, like we see in the case of Elijiah and Elisha. Elisha became a notable prophetic figure in the Bible through the act of followership (1 King 19:12-21). Elisha was among the seven thousand God told Elijah He left Israel that have not bowed to Baal or kissed him. It was as a result of followership and service that the Mantle of Elijah fell on Elisha despite the negative discouragements against him on the way, he refused to tarry behind (2 King 2:1-13).

Elisha left his oxen and ran after Elisha (1 Kings 19:20). The woman of Samaria did exactly the same thing in her encounter with Jesus. She left her water pot with Jesus at the altar of encounter (John 4:28), “Are you still holding onto your waterpot ? Anyone that will e a great instrument in the hand of the Master must inevitably leave everything behind. “For anyone who does not forsake all and follow after Me”. Says the Master (Matt.10:38). The disciples who became mighty weapons in His hands “Straightaway left their nets and followed Him” (Matt. 4:20).

So, Jesus says ”fill the waterpots with water”. When they filled the waterpots with water by the command of the Lord, there was new wines everywhere for all the thirst to drink. (John 2:7).

Today will you drop your water pot at his altar of encounter so that He can fill it with New Wine for New Dimensions and horizons or are you still holding onto your waterpot?

The Vicar-