God can make you.

God can make you.: “Mark 1:16 Now as he walked by the sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and Andrew his brother casting a net into the sea: for they were fishers.
Mark 1:17 And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.
Mark 1:18 And straightway they forsook their nets, and followed him.
Mark 1:19 And when he had gone a little further thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.
Mark 1:20 And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.

Is Mankind important enough, to leave what you know, for what God can make you? This is a question for us to ponder this week.

Beloved, Grace and Peace be unto you, from God our Father, and from the LORD Jesus Christ. Today I want to encourage you. One of the things we are learning in catechism, is that the bible gives us instructions with regard to what God requires of us as believers. God is not some Santa Claus that just offers us goodies, with out some commitment to him, and his truths. God requires us to behave a certain way, and requires us to undertake certain duties. We are consistently challenged to share our faith with the world. In today’s passage, we see the commitment believers are expected to have, when it comes to sharing Christ with men. In other words, we see how important it is to God, that man be reached. In this narrative, Simon and Andrew were fishing. This was their livelihood, their careers. This was how they provided for their families, and themselves, and we know the at least Peter, (here named Simon) had a wife. So this was important work for them, yet Jesus saw them and said come and follow me and I will make you fishers of men. Now you would think that when people are busy building a business, just because some one comes along and says hey come with me, it would not be normal for people to just leave there livelihood. I really don’t think that it would be reasonable to believe the offer was attractive because they wanted to change careers. The thing that was so important for them to leave their careers was the opportunity to advance the Kingdom of God. Now I am not saying that the first opportunity to leave your job to work in a church is your cue to make a move. But we can say this, the Kingdom of God is so important to these men, that they recognize a legitimate opportunity to make a difference. Mankind is important enough to do whatever Christ says he wants you to do. Also by any stretch of the imagination, this was a radical commitment to the cause of Christ. I will make you fishers of men. This was the pivotal statement. Come with me, and I will afford you the opportunity to affect a positive change in the hearts and minds of man. This was so awesome an opportunity, they left their careers on the spot.
What are you willing to do, if Christ wanted you to affect the hearts and minds of your community. Are you bold enough to leave what you know, for what God wants, all to affect mankind. God can use what you know, but more important than that, God wants your obedience. Why? Because we need to operate with the knowledge that our ability to be used by God is not limited to what we know. Listen to the invitation. I will make you fishers of men. God can make you whatever is necessary to get the job done. Even if you do not know what it will take to be successful, God has the ability to make you what you need to be. Be bold in sharing your faith. Be what God wants you to be, not just what you know. Allow yourself to be stretched into the new thing God has in store for you. God is more than what you know, he is infinite, and eternal. He is able to make you a fisher of men.

This Saturday, God has us schedule to do street ministry. I look forward to seeing you all there at 11:00AM to meet Kwania for prayer. I will see you all for bible study/catechism tonight.

Yours Because I’m His
Leo Colon
pastor@ihpfwc.org
http://www.ihpfwc.org

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