Some things are meant to be attached to others. Think of travel trailers. A bumper-pull RV is also known as a tagalong trailer. Without the truck that goes ahead of it, the trailer would go nowhere at all. It wouldn’t see Yellowstone, the Great Smoky Mountains, or visit the pristine Gulf beaches of Alabama. If that trailer stood tall and said, “I am the mighty one. I need no one else. I will carve my way through this world on my own,” it would still be in the sales lot until its aluminum frame decayed away and it was useful to no one.
Some things are meant to tag along.
The Church is a group of tagalongs. All of us, each and every one, from the lowest nursery worker to the pastor in the pulpit. No one in the church forges his or her own path through the tangled briars of this world. No one. We all tag along after the one who is our power plant, our engine, our mighty beast of a truck that has the ability to crest every hill, to traverse every mountain, and to carry us even unto the sea.
We tag along after God.
John 3:16, one of the most well-known verses in the Bible, tells us the story of God gifting us our PowerStroke diesel in the person of Jesus Christ. He is Best-in-Class, dependable, and smart. With him going ahead of us, we can go anywhere.
2 Timothy 3:16 assures us our operating manual is up to date. It will provide our GPS instructions to whatever destination we require. There is no danger of getting lost when we are attached to Christ.
Luke even describes himself as a tagalong trailer. In Luke 1:3, he informs us that he has followed the person of Jesus Christ. Luke even uses the word “closely.” Isn’t that what a tagalong trailer does? It follows its power source closely, literally bumper to nose.
If we want to know what it’s like to be a travel trailer, one that’s seen the sights, entertained the Christ, and provided meals for hungry travelers along the way, all we need to do is read the epistle of Luke. Luke himself introduces his narrative by letting us know this is exactly the tale he wishes to share.
He’s sharing his new life as a tagalong Christian, a believer attached to Jesus Christ, one who lets himself be pulled whichever way God wishes to take him. Luke knows he has no choice except to hold on with everything he’s worth.
If he ever lets go, he’s stranded on the side of the road. He’ll never go anywhere or achieve anything unless he’s attached to the Master.
When we tag along after Jesus, every wonderful place he goes, we will be right at his side.
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