On YouTube, Instagram, or TikTok, you’ve heard it countless times:
“Don’t forget to like and subscribe!”
Content creators ask for it, as it shows support and keeps you connected to future content.
Now the trend of today, “to follow,” seems eternal, for more than 2000 years now, wherein following Jesus came first from Christ Himself when He said, “Follow Me” (Matthew 4:19), and repeated this call many times.
Innumerable believers in Christ have strengthened this call to follow Jesus.
Following Jesus is far deeper, more fruitful, and life-changing.
Like Jesus
Jesus’ life on earth seems to be admired by anyone who reads about it, even non-believers.
Many people like His teachings about love, kindness, forgiveness, and helping others.
They appreciate His wisdom and moral example.
But to “like Jesus” is more than simply admiring Him. Jesus’ call of “Follow Me” was much deeper; His call was and is, even today, inviting into a relationship, not just a moral appreciation.
The beginning of liking Jesus is a stepping stone to recognizing who He truly is—the Son of God who came to save sinners through His death and resurrection.
Following Jesus begins with the realization that His ways are good, His words are true, and His love is unlike our conditional earthly love.
When we choose honesty over cheating, forgiveness over revenge, purity over temptation, and compassion over selfishness, we are showing that we genuinely like what Jesus stands for.
Subscribe to Jesus
Subscribing on social media means you have access to the social creators’ content.
There is no one-time encounter; when subscribed, there’s a regular connection.
All these are the methods of modern social content and their creators.
Consuming these social sites, many people treat faith too like a viral video.
They watch, feel inspired, and move on.
“Follow me,” said Jesus (Matthew 4:19, Matthew 9:9)… and more than 20 times in the New Testament, there is this call for following Jesus.
Unlike the modern social creators, Jesus’ call is for a lifelong relationship with Him.
To subscribe to Jesus means choosing Him every day, sunshine or rain (happiness or sorrow) in one’s life.
He is your all-weather savior.
When subscribed to Jesus, find peace, happiness, contentment, and the wealth of being graced by the only begotten Son of God in Jesus Christ.
To subscribe is now following Jesus by spending time with Him in prayer and ordinary conversations randomly as you breathe through your day.
Life will be tough, difficult, confusing, or disappointing; just stay connected.
Remain in me, as I also remain in you. No branch can bear fruit by itself; it must remain in the vine. Neither can you bear fruit unless you remain in me.
(John 15:4)
To unsubscribe is not being a true follower.
No matter the challenging circumstances, hold on to Christ.
He is not merely a source of inspiration—He is the very source of what we live and call as life.
Turn On Notifications
Your modern subscriptions come with an option to receive notifications.
Following Jesus was made easy and achievable with the advocate, a helper given to us in the Holy Spirit.
The Spirit of God speaks through the Scripture, convicts us of sin, guides our decisions, and assures us of God’s love and truth.
The problem is not that God is silent. Often, we are distracted and not attentive to His calling.
The constant chaos of our modern living can drown out the gentle voice of the Lamb of God.
The most important notification of the day will not come from an app, and the best life-changing advice will not be from some influencer but from the “Word of God” from a Bible verse, a sermon, a prayer, or a quiet prompting by the Spirit seeking, following Jesus.
All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
(2 Timothy 3:16)
The Transcendent State: Following Jesus in an Ordinary World
The countless voices of earthly social influencers will rise, fall, and disappear.
Trends will change. Algorithms shift.
Jesus remains the same now and forever.
The works by the Spirit encouraging following Jesus are rooted in God’s grace and love, leading to eternal wellness for a life in eternity with Jesus.
So today, don’t just “like” Jesus from a distance.
Subscribe to Him.
Stay connected to Him.
Listen to Him.
Follow Him.
He is seeking His love, that is you.
Because unlike every other channel, His message never fades or expires.
Jesus’ love never fails, and His kingdom never has an end, as it was never built on earthly timelines.
The Eternal Subscription
Before you check your favorite app today, spend just three minutes with Jesus.
Read a few verses of love from God in the Holy Bible.
Speak a prayer, say I’m following Jesus, O Holy Spirit, let God’s will be done in my life.
Spending the first 3 minutes at the start of the long 24-hour day is not a challenge; it’s your saying ‘thank you’ to the giver of life in Jesus Christ.
Following Jesus is a call to transform and live an uplifting life, as if living heaven on earth, the overwhelming joy and hidden blessing of walking daily in the Lord’s presence.
Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. (Matthew 6:10)
Jesus does not measure our worth by algorithms or engagement but seeks our love for Him lived out in daily choices.
While influencers chase visibility, Christ calls us to shine His light—not for self‑promotion, but for the glory of God.
So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God. (1 Corinthians 10:31)
The true “subscription” is discipleship.
By following Jesus, we commit not to content but to a living Savior.
The everlasting “like” is His unconditional love, affirming us beyond every platform.
In Him, we discover peace that no trend can cancel and a purpose that no algorithm can ever erase in eternity.
So in this digital age, following Jesus is not because it’s trending or not, but eternal—the ultimate sacrificial influencer who loves us unconditionally and leads us into a life of eternity.
Follow Jesus for more love, peace, contentment, grace, and mercy.
