My daily bible study this morning was Matthew 4. I have read the story of Jesus calling Peter, Andrew, James and John to be "fishers of men" a million times, but apparently, I've never read it.This morning I started thinking about what caused these men to leave everything (family, friends, jobs, etc.) immediately to follow Jesus. These men had been taught to take care of their families. Peter lived with his wife and mother-in-law, for goodness sake. And they were the original crew of the Deadliest Catch. Yet, when Jesus said come, they didn't hesitate.
Quite honestly, I would have asked Jesus to give me all the details and let me get back to him in a couple of days. I started thinking of the people I admire. Is there anyone's invitation that would cause me to drop everything and follow them? It just doesn't seem human to be able to do that.
I'll probably stay stumped about that one, but regardless, Jesus must have been magnetic. There has never been, nor will there ever be, anyone like Him. I pray that I come to love Jesus enough to figuratively abandon everything to follow Him.
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