Passing alongside the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew the brother of Simon casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.
And Jesus said to them, "Follow me..."
Mark 1:16-18 ESV
This almost seems random, could've been anybody
These guys weren't the only fishermen in the area at the time.
The word used here for "saw" is "horao";
I see, look upon, experience, perceive, discern
Mark described what I would see, 2 men working.
Jesus could see beneath that.
We so easily see the external and think we know about someone.
What would I have seen? If I was looking for people to teach about the Kingdom that I was launching, looking for people in who in 3 short years could take this vision, this hope for the world, this history changing, life changing, culture shifting personal yet global message that heaven has invaded earth and nothing is going to be the same again and successfully take it to the world.
Literally the hope of the world will be in their hearts and hands.
A couple of ordinary people
Just like us
But Jesus could see
And He sees us
Discerns
Knows we are capable of being His hands and His heart in this world.
#gospelofmark
Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. He existed before anything was created and is supreme over all creation, for through him God created everything in the heavenly realms and on earth. He made the things we can see and the things we can't see - such as thrones, kingdoms, rulers, and authorities in the unseen world. Everything was created through him and for him. Colossians 1:15-16 NLT OK so this is an English translation of a letter Paul wrote to a church 2,000 years ago, but does it feel like Paul is wrestling with words and ideas to try and capture all of who Jesus is, of who God is, of how does it work that the walking around Jesus was also there before the beginning of the beginning of everything we can see and touch and know. Not only that but Jesus was somehow the agent of everything that has been made in the physical, social, and spiritual. Jesus is at the centre of it all. Walking around Jesus. Cooking fish for breakfast Jesus. Heart aching as he looks at p
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