Fishers of Men
We have just finished celebrating the magnificent day of Easter, but it is life after the resurrection that I want us to think about at the moment. The week after Easter means that I will be traveling to Nicaragua attempting to meet with the head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard and visiting with our staff and friends in Monkey Point. Willie Brown will be taking me down the coast of Nicaragua to that beautiful jungle village.
We will have a great time celebrating the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, knowing that the tomb is still empty. Jesus arose on that third day out of love for mankind so that all of us would have an opportunity to receive salvation. But, when we accept salvation we shouldn’t stop there. Jesus calls each and every one of us to actively follow Him. He lives so that we might live and serve others.
Today, bask in the joy of the empty tomb but then ask the Lord where it is that He wants you to go, what it is He wants you to do and how you are to best serve Him. Allow the Holy Spirit to guide and direct your life today and vow to diligently follow Him no matter where He directs you.
Long ago Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee when he saw Peter and his brother, Andrew. We read in Matthew 4:19 that as the two fishermen cast their nets into the sea, they were told:
“‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will make you fishers of men.’”
Did the two brothers continue to fish, telling Jesus they would follow Him when they were finished? Did they check their calendars to see what they had planned? No. Scripture tells us that they both dropped their nets and immediately followed Christ. If you have accepted Christ as your Savior are you able to honestly state that you are following Him? Is your life different today spiritually compared to this time last year? Christ did not die a horrible death on the cross just to save our souls and make a way for us to be with Him in heaven. We must die to ourselves each day, follow after Jesus and do everything we can to serve others, by every means possible.
