“And he said to them, “Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men.”Immediately they left their nets and followed him.” – Matthew 4:19-20
Jesus extends the same invitation to everyone who calls him or herself a Christian: “Follow me”. While that doesn’t necessarily look like abruptly quitting your job, it’s always an invitation to 100% commitment to follow, obey, imitate, and become like Jesus Christ through the power of the Holy Spirit Who lives within you.
Yet for most of us, following Jesus is only a part of our lives. Our commitment is half-hearted, quarter-hearted, or less. How different would the world be if every follower of Jesus actually committed to truly follow Him? What would be different about churches and the advance of God’s Kingdom if we all actually loved God with ALL our heart, soul, mind, and strength?
Most Christians settle for lukewarm commitment to Jesus because of fear and comfort. We’re afraid of disrupting our life and losing what we know by diving headlong into the unknown. We’re far too comfortable with what we know and love. Truly following Jesus takes us out of all that and leads us into the greatest adventure of our lives. Truly knowing and following Jesus is vastly superior to the pitiful comforts we numb ourselves with, if only we’d just take the leap of faith to truly follow Christ whole-heartedly.
What about you? What about now? Will you follow Jesus this year? Completely? Fully? Wherever He leads?