Jesus Calls
Mark 1:17-20 "Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men." 18 At once they left their nets and followed him. 19 When he had gone a little farther, he saw James son of Zebedee and his brother John in a boat, preparing their nets. 20 Without delay he called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired men and followed him.
HAVE YOU ever wondered what made these fishermen and other men leave what they were doing to follow Jesus? After all, they left their jobs, their way of life, their parents, their friends and responded to Jesus’ invitation to “Come, follow me.” To me, this is an amazing response, devoted response to Jesus.
Actually, what is really amazing is Jesus’ call on their lives. The culture of the day was that young men who were interested in learning more of God and God’s Word would have to go to a rabbi and say, “Could I please be your disciple.” And usually they were rejected because they weren’t smart enough, or the rabbit had some prejudice against them.
Not Jesus. He’s God in the flesh. God has a plan to save the world from sin. In his love, it is his choice to come to earth. In his love it is his choice to choose people to be his disciples. In his love, he will take all who drop “their nets” and follow him.
This is a most amazing thing, isn’t it?
Pause and consider your response to Jesus’ invitation. What must you drop to follow him?
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