“One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and 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.” Matthew 4:18-20 NLT
Have you ever done anything on the spur of the moment? Perhaps you were prompted or had a sudden urge and without thinking about it, you did it. How did that work out for you? Perhaps it worked out or perhaps not. It’s too late now to reverse course, what’s done is done. The New Testament story of Jesus calling His first disciples is hard to explain in our 21st century world. On the spur of the moment Peter and his brother Andrew and later James and John, dropped everything, left their livelihood, and decided to follow Jesus.
Scripture doesn’t reveal what were in the minds of these four new recruits for Jesus’ ministry. There have been many sermons preached on the immediate response of Peter, Andrew, James, and John. How would we respond if we were in their shoes? Would we react as they did? Would we leave our jobs, our careers, and our families as James and John to follow Jesus? That could be a hard sell for most people. The point is are we willing to give up all to follow Christ.
It seems a lot easier for us today to make that decision than the first disciples. We have so much more information through the completed Word of God about Jesus, His life, His sacrifice, and His resurrection. But even with all that knowledge of Christ many still refuse to follow Him. It still takes a spur of the moment decision to follow Jesus Christ as the first disciples had. Jesus says in the gospel of John, “For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me.” (Jn.6:44a nlt) If you feel the Spirit of God drawing you today, accept Jesus as your savior and begin to follow Him. “For God says, ‘At just the right time, I heard you. On the day of salvation, I helped you.’ Indeed, the ‘right time’ is now. Today is the day of salvation.” (2Cor.6:2 nlt) Join the first four disciples who left it all and followed Jesus on the spur of the moment. This one will work out.
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