Sharing is Caring

Jesus calling us (1)       [Mathew 4:18-22]   We all want to live a life that follows Jesus more closely.  May we all write “Follow Jesus” on the tablet of our hearts.  What must we do to follow Jesus?  As we meditate on Matthew 4:18-22, we would like to receive the lesson that God gives us by meditating on the scene where Jesus calls Peter and his brother Andrew, and James the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.   Look at Matthew 4:19 – “Come, follow me," Jesus said, "and I will make you fishers of men.”   This is the word Jesus said to the fishermen when he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew, his brother, casting their nets into the sea while he was walking on the shores of Galilee (v. 18).   As I meditated on these words, I divided them into two categories. (1) It is Jesus’ calling.   Jesus called Peter and Andrew, “Follow me.”   (2) It is Jesus’ promise.   That promise is, “I will ...

Jesus calling us (2)       [ Matthew 4 : 18-22]     We all need to live a life that follows Jesus closer and closer.  I would like to learn a lesson by thinking about two things.   First, what must we do to follow Jesus?   We must hear the voice of Jesus calling us: “…   Come, follow me …   and I will make you fishers of men” (Mt. 4:19).   This is what Jesus said to the fishermen when he saw them casting their nets (v. 18).   When Jesus called them, he gave them a word of promise.   The word of that promise is, “I will make you fishers of men” (v. 19).                   Jesus is giving us a higher calling.   We can know this by looking at the fact that when Jesus called Peter and Andrew, who were fishermen by profession (v. 18), he promised to make them fishers of men (v. 19).   Jesus is calling you to “foll...