"Now as he walked by the Sea of Galilee,
he saw Simon and Andrew his brother
casting a net into the sea: for they were
fishers.
And Jesus said unto them, Come ye
after me, and I will make you to become
fishers of men.
And straightway they forsook their nets,
and followed him."
Mark 1:16-18
FOLLOW ME! just simple words, easy to
under stand. Maybe the most outrageous
that the disciples had ever heard.
In these words, Jesus expressed the
effect of what it would mean to be His
disciple.
These words were outrageous because
they needed a person to "leave everything,"
[to put anything that was important to them,
second] to follow Him [to do His will], and to
"deny himself [ignore what they want],
and take up his cross" [that's when their
will crossed His] every day
(Matthew 16:24).
It was a command to be used at all time,
no matter what problem faced, no matter
what others thought or said. It was a
command that forced some to change
priorities, and for others, simply too
outrageous.
All through His ministry, Jesus kept coming
back to this message, showing it importance.
He told the disciples, "My sheep hear My
voice, and I know them, and they follow
Me" (John 10:27).
He taught them, "If anyone serves Me, he
must follow Me, and where I am, there My
servant will be also; if any one serves Me,
the Father will honor him" (John 12:26).
Jesus even stressed this after He rose
from the grave, commanding the disciples
to "Follow Me!" (John 21:19).
Today, Jesus commands the same, He says
"Follow Me". This is the way to peace and
power, authority and fulfillment. When
facing temptations or feeling pressured to
conform to the world, simple remember to
leave every thing behind [mentally,
emotionally, physically and spiritually] and
follow Him!
