As Jesus called His first disciples to follow Him, many of
them were fishermen. They had boats and nets to maintain. They had families to
support. They were business men with a mind to manage businesses. But when
Jesus called, something changed in their hearts. “They immediately left their
nets and followed Him.” (Matthew 4.20) Imagine what courage it must have
required for them to leave their livelihood behind to follow Jesus. Imagine
what courage it must have required for men who knew their business, to follow
Jesus into an unknown future. And now imagine they made no excuses. They
requested no delays. They immediately followed Him.
Each of us has something that keeps us from totally and
unconditionally following Jesus. For some it is a job. For others it might be
fear of the unknown, but each of us is called to follow Him. Each of us is called
by God to join Him in the important work of spreading the Gospel to others. The
time has come to bravely drop our defenses and follow Him. The time has come be
courageous in the possibility of the unknown, and trust that God will take care
of our needs. It won’t be until we are free from what keeps us back, that we
can follow Jesus.
What are you willing to leave behind to follow God? Once you
answer that question, only one thing remains. Now put it aside and start following.
Once the disciples chose to follow, great things began to happen. “And Jesus
went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of
the kingdom, and healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among
the people. (Matthew 4.23) Just remember one thing.....these great things could
only happen when they left everything and finally followed.
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