I started reading the Gospel by Matthew again and came across that verse again in
Matthew 4:22 "and immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed HIM (Jesus)." Once again I was reminded that this is just normal when we call ourselves followers of Christ. It is normal to leave everything behind. In this verse the word "everything" was summed up into two words; BOAT as the first one and FATHER as the second one. The boat here speaks of James and John livelihood here, their source of income or occupation, work, job, whatever you call it nowadays. The point is the brothers had that amazing courage to leave the earthly source of their living because their spirit knew that what they are trading for is the source of eternal living. The second one is the word father which everyone of us can relate as leaving our family behind. Family is one of the most important part of us and these brothers never think twice but IMMEDIATELY took an action and put their faith in active mode and went on following Christ even they knew in their hearts that they might not see their family again. Was that easy? I am sure it's not. It's amazing how God really speaks. I just woke up one very ordinary morning like every morning and somehow I felt that God knew He needs to give me this mind blowing yet simple verse to meditate on. He knew the verse will comfort me because I know He knew by this, the more I will know that I am doing the right thing. But also challenging on one side because He is showing me that this is really how it is to be done. It is total surrender. It needs great courage to be able to abandon a life we get really used to and trade it will a life that is full of uncertainties and unknown but, by doing so our faith gets to a greater measure that of the uncertainties this can bring we are certainly SURE who we are doing it for. John and James did not just any how drop everything behind, they had that courage to do it because their spirit recognize who they decided to follow. They had that courage to shift from being fishermen to be fishers of men because it is God, it is the Spirit of God who have convicted them. It will never be easy to obey and follow God but it comes natural when we know why we need to. It is not easy but it is possible. I salute what the apostles did many years ago but it is our turn NOW! Take Courage! It is not easy but if we don't stop getting comfortable with the life this world presented enticing and never get satisfied to get what it can offer we will never really gonna live our lives to the fullest. Our life is more than just the job we do, our status in life and our family. There is a greater call for all of us courageous women and men of God. Let us response to that call! ~Read Matthew 4:18-25 |
AuthorI am a FOLLOWER OF CHRIST Cleverly disguised as an Architect who loves to share my experiences and encounters with God in every simple and possible way to the people out there who needs to hear Gods' greatness and goodness. Archives
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