Monday: Later on, after John was arrested, Jesus went into Galilee, where he preached God’s Good News. “The time promised by God has come at last!” he announced. “The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the Good News!” One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” And they left their nets at once and followed him. A little farther up the shore Jesus saw Zebedee’s sons, James and John, in a boat repairing their nets. He called them at once, and they also followed him, leaving their father, Zebedee, in the boat with the hired men. Mark 1:14-20 (NLT) Reflection: I know we have a lot going on in our lives but have you ever just stopped after reading something like you just read and thought: those words of Jesus’ changed the world. He called and these guys answered. He invited and they followed. But what were they agreeing to? As His call goes out even to this day, what is it that we are agreeing to when we answer. When we follow Him? It’s a legitimate question but more than that I think it’s incredibly important to understand what it is that Jesus invites us to. First of all… this call is unheard of. Sure, there were tons of traveling Rabbis in Israel in the first century. They all had disciples who followed them. But a Rabbi NEVER chose his disciples. It was considered bad form for a Rabbi to recruit disciples. There is not one instance in historical records of any Rabbi asking someone to follow them. Well, that’s not entirely true. There is one record. This one. Rabbis were like the Ivy League schools. Only the very best who apply get in. Request to follow me and then I’ll decide if you’re good enough. But Jesus changed things up, didn’t He? I’m sure He shocked everyone when He’d look at someone that He had run across and said, “follow me”. But Jesus couldn’t have cared less what people thought of His methods. He asked people to follow Him 2,000 years ago and that call still rings out across the centuries. Will you follow Me? If you’re like me you say, I’m not even sure I know what that means. Well then this week is for you. We are going to dive into the call/invitation of Jesus and see how it impacts us today. Prayer: Father, teach me what it means to be a disciple. What it means to follow You. In Jesus Name, amen.
Posted on: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:01:35 +0000
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