From Pastor Bruce:
My first job was throwing newspapers. I was twelve years old. There wasn't much of an application; I just had to sit down with a man from the Enid Morning News and Daily Eagle and assure him I would do the job, even on cold winter mornings.
I've applied for a lot of other jobs since then: yard maintenance, restaurants, churches. On rare occasions job have come looking for me. It's fun to be sought-after.
I wonder what Simon, Andrew, James and John thought when the job of a lifetime came looking for them. The two sets of brothers were working their fishing businesses on the Sea of Galilee. Were they satisfied with what they were doing? Or was there a quiet desperation for something more.
The God of the Universe in human form, Jesus Christ, came calling. "Follow Me," He told the men who fished for a living, "and I will make you fishers of men." They knew in a nanosecond that this was what they had been looking for all their lives, for they immediately left their businesses behind and followed Jesus. It was a mighty act of faith--a faithful act--to leave all they knew to follow Jesus. But they knew it was right.
Jesus was putting them in right relationship with Himself (and they were willing). Jesus was inviting them to go on mission with Himself (and they were willing). Jesus would teach them how to do it (and they were willing).
How willing are you to leave all to follow Jesus where He wants to take you?
2 comments:
These are good thoughts. Thanks for reminding us how important it is to follow Jesus.
You're welcome. And I stumbled across this little online article about following:
http://www.patheos.com/blogs/jesuscreed/2012/01/14/saturday-book-review-len-sweet/
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