“Then Jesus said to them, ‘Follow Me, and I will make you become
fishers of men.’ They immediately left their nets and followed Him.” Mark
1:17,18
The word that I notice as I read this verse is
‘immediately.’ It really shows the genuineness and the simplicity of following
Jesus. Mark chapter 1 describes the beginning of Jesus’ ministry in a speedy
manner but this scene of Jesus calling disciples seem really simple. I mean,
think about it. Jesus was walking by the lake, he sees fishermen working. Jesus
simply calls them to follow, then boom! There they follow ‘immediately.’
I remember when we made the decision to come here
over a year ago. After making our decision, we didn’t come here immediately. I
had to notify my former church of our decision, call the moving company to make
arrangements, let the apartment housing know, call the internet company, and
the power company. Not only that, it was series of farewell dinners with our
friends we’ve made in the area. I thought we had done all that moving process
in a short moment, but in reality it took us a few weeks to do all of that. It
was nothing close to ‘immediate’ as the disciples did to follow Jesus as they
made their commitment.
The disciples teach me what it takes to follow
Jesus. To be exact, they teach me what I have to give up. Everything. In the
same chapter, prior to these verses, Mark briefly describes John the Baptist:
“Now John was clothed with camel’s hair and with a leather belt around his
waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.” (verse 6) This verse also shows the
simple life of the one committed to making way for Jesus. It seems like there
was nothing attached to him that when he’d be called for another task, he can
go ‘immediately’ for his next mission.
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