'Now as Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon who was called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen. And He said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men." Immediately they left their nets and followed Him. Going on from there He saw two other brothers, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, in the boat with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and He called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him.' (Matthew 4:18-22, NASB)
I think this is a powerful passage for anyone who is seeking God's will in their life. God calls us to a deep level of commitment as fishers of men. We are called to be representatives of Christ much more so than teachers or accountants or IT guys or whatever else. Jesus called these men WHILE they were in the midst of their careers and hey didn't hesitate to respond. They dropped their nets then and there and followed Him. We all have to be willing to do that if we truly want God to use our lives. He wants you to be all in, fully committed. God might call me to leave my job and be a missionary in another country one day and I need to not only be prepared to accept it, but be joyful in it as well because God is using me for His purposes.
It's interesting that Jesus calls James and John away from their father even. It's difficult enough to leave your career path at God's call, but even more so to leave your family. It would be for me, at least. I pray to God that He will continue to grow in me such a devoted faith. He wants all of me because I wouldn't have any of me without Him.
I like the way this situation was portrayed because they had to abandon their nets. I would like to think of it metaphorically too, that they threw away everything that held them back from following Christ.
Please pardon any grammar issues, I did this on my iPod Touch.
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