Mark 1:17,20 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men. . . . . . [20] And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.
When Jesus came walking by those ships that day, four men were busy, but they followed Him. They received a life that produced something with eternal significance.
He would have us come to the place where we value Him and His will more than anything else in this world.
It will be only when Jesus is more precious than family, friends, fortunes or anything; that we will be able to give Him the service He deserves.
Sometimes, what we are called to give up is nothing more than nets. At other times, we are called to walk out on things that are precious to us. We have to come to the place where Jesus is more precious than anything else in the world.
If He is calling you, allow nothing to stand in your way of experiencing His life changing power firsthand, If you ever meet Him and respond to His call, you will never be the same.
The Lord designed and gifted each of us individually and for a purpose. He will take us with our strengths and our weaknesses, and will use us to do His work.
Not all of us have the same gifts but God has a personal place for each of us to labor. The question is, are you filling that place?
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“I traveled down a lonely road — And no one seemed to care, — The burden on my weary back — Had bowed me to despair. — I oft complained to Jesus — How folks were treating me, — And then I heard Him say so tenderly.
"My feet were also weary, — Upon the Calvary road; — The cross became so heavy, — I fell beneath the load, — Be faithful, weary pilgrim, — The morning I can see, — Just lift your cross and follow close to me."
"I work so hard for Jesus," — I often boast and say, — "I've sacrificed a lot of things — To walk the narrow way, — I gave up fame and fortune; — I'm worth a lot to Thee," — And then I hear Him gently say to me,
"I left the throne of glory — And counted it but loss, — My hands were nailed in anger — Upon a cruel cross, — But now we'll make the journey — With your hand safe in Mine, — just lift your cross and follow close to Me."
“O, Jesus if I die upon — A foreign field someday, — 'Twould be no more than love demands, — No less could I repay, — "No greater love hath mortal man — Than for a friend to die" — These are the words He gently spoke to me,
"If just a cup of water — I place within your hand — Then just a cup of water — Is all that I demand." — But if by death to living — They can Thy glory see, — I'll take my cross and follow close to Thee.”
Ideas for this unprofitable blog a taken from The Sermon Notebook—Biblical resources for preachers and teachers of the word of God. They allow these sermons to be used as the Lord leads but not for profit.
