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\u201cAnd he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.<\/strong>\u201d
Matthew 4:19 <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Have events ever transpired that left you\nuncertain of the future? Did you wonder what would happen next? Were you unsure\nof where to go or what to do? Often times, one will just go through the motions\nof everyday life, not sure what else to do. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many of the disciples were fishermen when\nJesus called them to follow Him. While Peter, Andrew, James and John were\nfishing (Matthew 4:18-22), Jesus\nwalked by the Sea of Galilee and called them to follow\nHim. \u201cAnd he saith unto them, Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men<\/strong>\u201d\n(Matthew 4:19). To remember the full\ncircumstances, reread Luke 5:4-11. They had been fishing all night and caught\nnothing. Jesus asked Peter to push his boat out so Jesus could teach the\npeople. When He finished, Jesus told Peter to \u201cLaunch out into the deep, and let down your nets\nfor a draught<\/strong>\u201d (Luke 5:4b). When Peter obeyed, he caught so many\nfish that his net was breaking! He called for the men in the other boat to come\nhelp him bring them into the boat. The fish filled both boats. It was then that\nJesus called them to leave fishing and follow Him. And they did! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three years later, Jesus was crucified. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Immediately after Jesus died on the cross and\nwas buried, the disciples must have felt much uncertainty. They may have also\nbeen in fear for their lives because they were followers of Jesus. Three days\nafter Jesus was put into the tomb, some women approached and saw that the tomb\nwas empty. Angels told them that Jesus was alive, and to go tell His disciples.\nThe women went and told the eleven disciples. Jesus appeared first to Mary\nMagdalene. She went and told the disciples that she had seen Jesus. He then appeared\nto the other women who had gone to the tomb. Remember the guards were paid to\nspread the rumor that Jesus\u2019 disciples had stolen His body. At this time, we can\nunderstand most people did not know what to believe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus appeared to the disciples in a room\nwhere the doors were shut, but one disciple was missing. They could not believe\ntheir eyes. Jesus was standing before them \u2013 alive! Jesus explained to His\ndisciples what He had done. \u201c44. And he\nsaid unto them, These are<\/em>\nthe words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things\nmust be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in<\/em> the\nprophets, and in<\/em> the psalms, concerning me. 45. Then opened he\ntheir understanding, that they might understand the scriptures<\/strong>\u201d (Luke 24:44-45).\nJesus taught the disciples about Himself from the Old Testament: the Law, the\nPsalms and the Prophets. Keep in mind that throughout the Old Testament the\npromise of Jesus was given, and why He was to come. Now they understood what\nJesus had been telling them. Jesus then revealed the plans He had for them. And\nthe missing disciple (Thomas)? Jesus appeared again \u2013 just for Him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before we go any further, remember something\nJesus told them on that night He was arrested. \u201cBut after I am risen again, I will go before you\ninto <\/strong>Galilee<\/strong>.<\/strong>\u201d (Matthew 26:32). Jesus\nhad appeared to them twice now. However, Jesus promised them that after He had\nrisen again, He would go before them into Galilee. What\nwere they to do? Having remembered this, it would only make sense that when the\ndisciples heard that Jesus was alive, they would go to Galilee.\nIt would be important for them to act upon the words that Jesus gave to them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Peter said he would go fishing, the\nothers went with him. They knew how to fish. The disciples fished all night and\ncaught nothing. When a man (Jesus) on the shore told them to cast on the other\nside, they caught a lot of fish. It was then that they recognized Jesus. As\nsoon as Jesus was recognized, Peter jumped into the sea to swim to shore.\nRecognize the blessing those who were fishing together on that day received!\nThey saw Jesus alive, again. Jesus once again went to the Sea of\n Galilee to see them \u2013 just as He had told them He would. Before\nthis day ended, Jesus called Peter, again, to \u201cFollow\nme<\/strong>\u201d (John 21:19b). Once again, they were reminded to continue with\nthe same mission \u2013 to follow Jesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jesus often meets with His people as they are\nabout every day life activities \u2013 especially when they are where they supposed\nto be. It is then that one can be encouraged through the turmoil of life\u2019s\nevents and remember to \u201cFollow Jesus!<\/em><\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do\nyou remember to follow Jesus, no matter what uncertain circumstances come into\nyour life?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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