A Disciple

Our Pastor preached on "being a disciple of Jesus" yesterday. He posed the question:

"Are you simply a believer or are you a true disciple?"

So, I come home and look up the definitions.....

BELIEVER: (Dictionary.com) to have confidence in the truth, the existence, or the reliability of something, although without absolute proof that one is right in doing so: Only if one believes in something can one act purposefully.

DISCIPLE: (Dictionary.com)
1.Religion.
a.one of the 12 personal followers of Christ.
b.one of the 70 followers sent forth by Christ. Luke 10:1.
c.any other professed follower of Christ in His lifetime.
2.any follower of Christ.
3.(initial capital letter) a member of the Disciples of Christ.
4.a person who is a pupil or an adherent of the doctrines of another; follower: a disciple of Freud.
–verb (used with object)
5.Archaic. to convert into a disciple.
6.Obsolete. to teach; train.

And then tonite, I read a blog that has this quote:

"The real test of the saint is not preaching the gospel, but washing disciples' feet, that is, doing the things that do not count in the actual estimate of men but count everything in the estimate of God. Paul delighted to spend himself out for God's interests in other people, and he did not care what it cost. We come in with our economical notions - "Suppose God wants me to go there - what about the salary? What about the climate? How shall I be looked after? A man must consider these things." All that is an indication that we are serving God with a reserve. The apostle Paul had no reserve. Paul focuses Jesus Christ's idea of a New Testament saint in his life, not one who proclaims the Gospel merely, but one who becomes broken bread and poured out wine in the hands of Jesus Christ for other lives." [ Source: Oswald Chambers ]

Hmmm.......I think God is trying to speak something here.