Fishers of Men

And Jesus, walking by the Sea of Galilee, saw two brothers, Simon called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.  Then He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men."  They immediately left their nets and followed Him.

--Matthew 4:18-20  (NKJV)

From the daily Bible reading on January 4, 2013 of Psalm 4; Matthew 4; Genesis 7-8.

Imagine:  You're on the job, working at your chosen profession, doing what you're good at, what you've been trained for.  And this perfect stranger walks up and says, "Follow me.  I have a new job for you."  What would you do?

This is pretty much what happened to Peter and Andrew, as they toiled at their chosen profession.  Their reaction was to immediately drop everything and follow Jesus, even though, by what we know, they had no clue who He was.  So did James and John.  So did Matthew.  "Follow Me", Jesus said, and they did just that.  Why can't we show that much faith, that much trust, that much commitment?  Why did I personally wait so long before answering His call and following Jesus, to become a fisher of men?  Why do I, and other I know, still have trouble dropping everything?  Satan has a firm grip on the natural world, and is tightening it daily.  If we follow Jesus, we can better resist the evil one.

Dear Jesus, Son of Man, You know our every weakness.  You know how easily we are tempted.  Deliver us from temptation, O Lord; deliver us from the ways of evil.  Make us fishers of men.  In Your name, Lord Jesus, we pray.  Amen.