Matthew 4:18–22 (ESV) — 18 While walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two
brothers, Simon (who is called Peter) and Andrew his brother, casting a net
into the sea, for they were fishermen. 19 And he said to
them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 20 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. 21 And going on from there he saw two other brothers, James the son of
Zebedee and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending
their nets, and he called them. 22 Immediately they
left the boat and their father and followed him.
NOTE: This is still
sometime prior to Jesus' night in prayer on the mountain when he selected the
12 disciples. And so, it is not clear if the response was a complete dismissal
of their occupation or only partially, otherwise, he would have already chosen
some of the 12 and there was no need to select them. And it was not a call
out-of-the-blue, since we can see in John's gospel that he already knew these
men. But it does indicate a different type of relationship. This event probably
occurs one year into his ministry and two years before his crucifixion. But one
thing we do know, when Jesus gave this call, they immediately responded to his
authority. They knew he was not an ordinary man. There were no doubts, or
excuses. They recognized the was different. And they recognized he had
authority over their lives. Do we respond similarly when God calls us to a
task?
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