These verses are short yet speak so much truth. Jesus saw Peter and Andrew and says "Come follow me and I will make you fishers of men." At once they left their nets and followed Jesus. Then as they were walking Jesus saw James and John and called them and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed Jesus.
As Christians we are called to live by the living and breathing word the Holy Bible that is are guide to how we are to live. In James 1:22-24 it says Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like a man who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. I read these verses and get convicted. I read them over and over and i think about how many times Jesus has told me to come and follow Him and i say i have other things to do. I have school, friends, family, and other things that take up my time. Yet the disciples had no idea who this man was yet they had faith. They stopped what they were doing to follow Him. Do we do that? If Jesus was to whisper to you tonight stop what you are doing and follow me. Would you do it? Would you stop school, friendships, family and have faith that know matter what is going on in your life Jesus will take care of it?
As Christians are we willing like Jesus says in Luke 9:23 The he said to them all:"If anyone would come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me." Are we willing to deny ourselves before our Heavenly Father and take up the cross? Are we willing to actually be like Jesus instead of reading the word because we are told that is what a "good Christian" does but yet read it because WE WANT TO BE LIKE JESUS? Are we willing to pray and ask God to shake are life up and ruin it and be more like Him and less like the world?
In Luke 9:62 Jesus says "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God." We aren't called to be comfortable we are called to be uncomfortable. We are called to serve God and listen to His voice and do what He tells us to do.
Are we willing to actually say to God im ready to follow you know matter what. I'm willing to do deny myself and take up the cross, i'm willing to sell everything i own and give to the poor, i'm ready to listen to this voice that keeps telling me to leave school, leave my friends and family and have faith that you are going to take care of me? As Christians we aren't called to just sit in are church pews and be comfortable. We are called to get out of the church pews and be uncomfortable.
Are you a Christian who loves what Jesus has done for you or you a Christian who loves Jesus and wants to do everything to actually follow Him. And that means daily to strive to be like Him? Stop and think about that question. Are you really ready to live a "Radical" life? Are you willing to give up everything so you can have Christ live inside of you and to show you who He wants you to be? Christ doesn't just want us to say a prayer and boom we are done. He wants us to be like Him. He wants us to live like Him to strive to be like Him. We are called to be like Christ. Are you willing to do that? Are you willing to stop being comfortable and start being uncomfortable?
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