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When Jesus called Simon Peter and his brother Andrew, He called them to LEAVE what they
were doing, they were fishermen, He said; �Come follow
ME and I will make you fishers of MEN.� And immediately they left what they were doing
and they followed JESUS. Jesus made them disciples, and they fished for men. People today sadly
do not leave what they are doing to follow Jesus,
but they continue doing what they�re doing, and they think they can make disciples of
Jesus without first denying themselves. But it is impossible to fish for men if you
yourself are in the sea. See, Simon Peter and Andrew FIRST had to LEAVE
what they were doing as fishermen to become fishers of men. But most people today,
they do NOT want to leave anything that they are doing; they don�t want to deny themselves,
take up their cross to follow Jesus. They want the EASY GOSPEL. They want the gospel
that says; �You can continue to live your life and live for Jesus at the same time.�
The gospel that says; �You can continue to serve money and GOD.� The gospel that
says; �You can continue to live with all your same friends,
AND serve GOD.� But it is impossible; you cannot be a disciple of Jesus if you are serving
the world, and you cannot be a fisher of men if you are
part of the world. Are you part of the world? Or have you separated yourself from the worldly
thing to follow Jesus? Are you a fisher of men?
Have you designated your life to serve Jesus and to call people to serve Jesus with you?
Or are you just part of the world? Are you in the sea yourself? May the grace
of Jesus be with you.