Mark 1
As I read the first chapter of Mark I am amazed at the flurry of activity. Jesus went from a no-name, back woods hick to a sought after prophet...in what seems to be a very short time. Obviously, the healings and casting out demons helped, but you have to admit, this one chapter is amazing.
My favorite verse (FV) is 17. I love it when Jesus calls Simon and Andrew and simply says, "Follow Me and I will make you fishers of people." It's simply, direct and to the point. And the men (probably only teenagers actually!) walk away from the family business and become disciples of a little known rabbi.
While I could go on and on about the implications of Simon and Andrew hearing the rabbi say that they have what it takes to follow Him, I think it is clear that this call was more than a summons...it was a declaration of their identity as "good enough" to follow Jesus. Something we all need to hear! These two fishermen (later called "uneducated" by the Sanhedrin - Acts 4:13) were told by Jesus that they could do it. And they did.
How many of us need to hear those words today? How many of us need to hear Jesus call us and say, "I have a mission for you and you are the one I'm calling!"? All of us need to know that Jesus, even in the midst of a flurry of activity, sees our true identity as His child.
Revel in that today.
Enjoy it.
No matter how "less than" you feel, you are not in the eyes of Jesus. You are known. Now live like that.
Under the Mercy,
Jason
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