18 They immediately left their nets and followed Him. Mark 1:17-18
Jesus calls you into service for God wherever you happen to be. He called Simon and Andrew, his brother, to follow him and he would make them fishers of men. Remember when Jesus saw Simon and Andrew they were casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. Now he is going to use that occupation as a metaphor for what they are going to do in the future. They will no longer catch fish, they will catch men. The fish would have been used for physical food. The men would be used to offer others spiritual food. This was a way to spread the gospel. When one man testifies to the goodness of God and the life changing events in his life, then another catches the fire to also have a relationship with God. Essentially that man becomes an instruement of spiritual food to nourish the souls of others.
Are you being asked to change direction in your life? Instead of casting into the sea for fish, you are being asked to cast your nets for people to hear the gospel. Are you willing to immediately put your nets down and follow Jesus? Can you let the Holy Spirit guide you in the changes that will take place. It took faith on the part of Simon and Andrew to put those nets down. That was their livelihood for them as well as their families. They had much to loose in the physical world but much to gain in the spiritual world. The answer seems to stem back to faith. Simon and Andrew had to have faith that this move in their occupation would be benefical to them and to their families.
Lord, I don't know what plans you have in store for me. I know that I must have faith before anything spiritually can happen. I must put aside my fears and anxieties and do as Simon and Andrew did. Lay down my nets and follow the Savior. Help me to hear YOUR voice, O Lord, so that I may develop my faith in YOU and lay down my nets to follow YOU. Amen.
It is easy to say this doesn't happen in this time and era, but we must have our ears open to God and listen to His voice. We must obey and then we will be put on the path that God had in mind for us all along. Don't you want to follow God's plan? Think of all the adventures you may be missing if you don't exercise your faith.
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