And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.” Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
(Matt 4:19-22 NRSV)
Immediately, James and John followed Jesus. When called by Jesus to follow him, they immediately dropped everything and followed Jesus. They followed Jesus all the way to his cross.
None of the disciples had any clue where their journey following Jesus would take them; but, they followed anyway. They left their old lives behind them. They left their occupations. They left their families to follow him. They were willing to give up everything and that was before they had any comprehension of what Jesus was planning to do for them and for all people.
We do know what Jesus has done for us. Are we willing to immediately drop everything to follow in his footsteps knowing that it will bring us to the cross?
May God give us the strength and courage to follow Jesus wherever he would lead us; regardless, of anything that we might have to leave behind us.
God's Peace - Pr. J
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