# 235 Today’s Living Word comes from Mark 1:17,18 “Then Jesus said to them, "Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men." They immediately left their nets and followed Him.”
Peter and Andrew already believed that Jesus was the Messiah. Now, they were busy at their occupation when Jesus stops by and places a new call on their lives. He commands them to “follow Him.” They are to come alongside Him and follow after Him, listening to His words and observing His actions in order to learn a new trade. Just as they were probably taught the trade of fishermen by coming alongside their father in the boat, and listening to him, and observing his actions, and eventually being given more and more responsibility on their own, so it will be as Jesus makes them over into men who win souls for His kingdom.
It is important to note that this was not an invitation, it was a command, and Peter and Andrew did what all true believers should do when presented with a command from the Christ, the Son of the Living God.....they obeyed it immediately. The immediacy of our obedience to, and trust in the Word of God, speaks mounds about what we really believe about the Christ.
I’m Duane Matz and that’s today’s Living Word.
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