Quick and Complete Obedience

Scripture:

Mark 1:20 "And immediately He called them, and they left their father Zebedee in the boat with the hired servants, and went after Him".

Observation:

In this text and in verse 18 of the same chapter, Jesus calls some men to come and follow Him. In both cases they immediately left what they were doing and followed Him. In this particular verse we see James and John fishing with their father and his hired workers. When Jesus called, they immediately left the family business, their father, their income, their entire livelihood and followed Him. Their obedience was quick and complete.

Application:

James and John obeyed quickly and completely. They immediately left the boat they were on to follow Jesus. Today, when Jesus speaks to us, we usually spend a lot of time trying to figure out if it was really Him, contemplating the positives and negatives of obedience, and calculating the risk factor involved before we commit to anything. I believe Jesus wants to see this generation learn childlike faith and quick obedience. When He speaks, we must move quickly and completely.

Prayer:

Father, teach me to walk with You and obey You quickly and completely. I know I tend to try to figure everything out and how it will work before I obey many times. I want childlike faith again that obeys without being able to figure everything out. I want to respond with quick and complete obedience.

Your Son,

Jeff