And Jesus said to them, "Follow me, and I will make you become fishers of men" And immediately they left their nets and followed him. Mark 1:17-18 ESV Was that it? The whole conversation? Mark thinks it's all we need. Jesus says "Follow me" No matter who we are, what our circumstances are, how I'm feeling today, Jesus says to us "Follow me" And these guys did. Immediately. Left their work. Just walked. Ok so Jesus was there in person, but I find I take so long. Often his word is clear, and his life within my life prompts me "follow me", step towards, love someone, and I take so long. It's gonna be inconvenient Costly Scary Difficult Jesus says "Follow me, I'm here, in front, follow me" Then he says "I will make you..." This is transforming language. Follow me and I'll help you change, grow, develop so that you can be my hands and feet, my heart in this world. I'm calling The first t...
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