As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed him.I've been reading through the Gospels and trying to get an understanding of how Jesus called His disciples and how they responded to the call. And I realized something I already knew, but it came to a new understanding for me.
Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.Matthew 4:18-22
The people Jesus called weren't the hotshots or the ones at the top of their game; they were simple, uneducated men. They were fishermen. Nothing to tip your hat at. But Jesus called...them. I believe He called them because of their potential to do great things for Him and the kingdom. And when we called them it was simple: "come follow me." No detailed plan.
These men didn't have experience in the church, in healing, in teaching; they weren't experienced with Jesus. But they heard Christ's call and agreed. They took a HUGE leap of faith and left everything behind them. James and John even left their father on the boat.
Their faith in something bigger then themselves is what I admire about these guys. It wasn't a, "let me think about this and I'll get back to you" or "Jesus look at all these ways this won't work." It was an immediate OKAY! No questions asked and they just followed. That's my prayer that when Jesus calls me to do the impossible. I just say OKAY and I say it right away!
What is Jesus calling you to do? And are you going to immediately say OKAY and follow Him?
1 comments:
Good Post, but why do we find it difficult to be like the disciples? I mean we read, and as far as we know, they instantly said yes and followed Christ. Did they contemplate things we do today? Did they question the call at all? Did they know something we don't? Did they sense something we can't? I find it difficult to be a Peter sometimes and just go. I know some people that are the same way that they way the pros and cons, the logical and emotional aspects and after they contemplate for days, weeks, months, or even years finally submit to what Christ wanted them to do in the first place. Why is it a difficult question you pose to us? Why when we read this we almost back away and say I'm good right now? Maybe it's not as clear to us as Jesus standing infront of us. Sometimes the road signs are tough to read. Good post really makes me think.
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