“…and what you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses entrust to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.” — 2 Timothy 2:2
Are you familiar with the Rubik’s cube? It is a 3D puzzle invented in 1974 by a Hungarian named Ernő Rubik. It is one of the world’s best-selling toys and hundreds of millions of cubes have been sold since its creation.
My oldest son was given a Rubik’s cube about seven years ago. He attempted to solve it for a few weeks and then asked for my help when he couldn’t figure it out. I did what any modern dad would do; I turned to the internet. I found a YouTube channel that taught eight equations to solve the cube. Then, through a lot of trial and error, I learned how to solve the cube. In turn, I taught my oldest son (who promptly got much faster than me). A couple of years later, I taught my second oldest son when he asked for my help.
Fast forward to today; my third oldest son decided he wanted to learn how to solve the Rubik’s cube. Imagine my surprise when he walked into my office and declared, “Dad, I know how to solve the cube!” You see, I never taught him — his brother did. That is what discipleship is. You learn how to follow Jesus, using God’s Word and other Christians. Then, you teach other people how to follow Jesus. And then those people teach other people how to follow Jesus. And so on….
When my son told me he could solve the cube, I thought, “We don’t need to overthink discipleship.” First, you learn it. Then you teach other people…and then those people teach people…get it?
Let’s make some disciples!
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