The Call

16 Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen. 17 And Jesus said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men.” 18 And immediately they left their nets and followed him.

Mark 1:16-18 (ESV)

In a place and time when two men; brothers, are going about their daily lives working at their jobs a strange thing happens. A man that they did not know walked up to them and said follow me. They drop everything and went with Him. What if that happened to you? Those in the testimony are each unique individuals just as each person who is reading this today. Yet what causes a person to leave their work to follow someone else. Was it the promise that Jesus made? Did it perk their interest? Where they tired of doing the same old thing and wanted something else to do? Did they seek to have a title and honor? The scriptures do not tell us why they did it. We only read that when Jesus called they got up and followed Him. How about you why are you following God?

You might ask why these men? What did they have to offer to God? The Sea of Galilee would have been crawling with individuals doing the exact same activities that these two men were doing. It was one of the busiest areas in all of Israeli because of abundance of fish found in those waters. Yet Jesus calls these two brothers Simon the one who hears and obeys and Andrew a strong man. Yet when Salvation calls to them and they chose to follow Him. The lesson is simple and straight forward; whatever purpose God has for you are you willing to harken to the call? Will you set aside what you are doing and planning to do and follow Him that is calling you? That is how it starts; obedience to the call. Later on in scripture we see God did just as He promised and made them fishers of men Simon who became Peter caught 3000 on the first cast of the net. Who has God called you to catch? We each have been called and everyone’s net is set to catch a different catch. So are you willing to accept the call and serve Him wherever He leads? I pray as God calls; you will answer through action and not just in word He has a work for you. Let us be about that work and live a life worthy of Him as we walk in the Light of His Word.