Peripatetics: The Art of Walking
Saturday, September 18, 2004
From The Message:
"After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee preaching the Message of God. 'Time's up! God's Kingdom is here. Change you life and believe the Message.'
Passing along the beach of Lake Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew net-fishing. Fishing was their regular work. Jesus said to them, "Come with me. I'll make a new kind of fisherman out of you. I'll show you how to catch men and women instead of perch and bass." They didn't ask questions. They dropped their nets and followed.
A dozen yards orso down the beach, he saw the brothers James and John, Zebedee's sons. They were in the boat, mending their fishnets. Right off, he made the same offer. Immediately, they left their father Zebedee, the boat and the hired hands, and followed."
Every time I read this account of the stories discussed in the previous entries below, I'm stuck by the word "immediately" and the words "They dropped their nets and followed."
Maybe it's me, but there are too many times when Jesus asks me to do something through His Word (the Bible) that "immediately" is not something that pops into my brain. I actually like those things I'm doing, so I'm not inclined to stop.
I like to hang on to the nets...those things that give me security and purpose. They're safe.
Dropping a net and following is an unknown and dangerous, and possibly "stupid" proposition. But, it's part of the adventure...one in which we might just see the heavens opened.
Mind vitamin/journal prompt: Is there anything you're holding on to that keeps you from following and missing the adventure? Why do you think you tend to do that? What practical things can you do to change that tendency?
Brent 7:40 AM
Comments:
I had the oppertuinity to whitness to a friend of mine who is Hindu this week. It truely is a pretty amazing experience when you feel God using you.
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