Taking Action

Jesus said, “Come, follow me. . ." Matthew 4:19

. . . and they left at once.

It is hard to believe those fishermen just up and left at once. Immediately. No time for thinking about it. No time for arguing. No preparation time. They took action at that particular moment in time.

Because they were willing to "go" and follow Jesus with no questions asked, the fishermen must have sensed the urgency Christ had to His mission and purpose. Do you sense that same urgency? Would you act as quickly as they did? The fishermen heard the call and answered immediately with action. Yep, they dropped their nets, left their families and followed. You do that, don’t you? Do you hear Christ call and you answer with an affirmative, “Yes, I’ll follow?” That is hard for me. I like to sit and mull it over for awhile, question it, and even get the opinions of my friends.

Then the moment slips by. I said I'd follow, but before I know it a month has slipped away. I lost the urgency of the moment to take action. Sometimes following can be as simple as picking up the phone, writing a card, or stopping by to visit someone in need.

Lord, may we learn from the fishermen; they obeyed You at once. They didn't sit around, but yet took action. May we sense the urgency of Christ call and nudgings and take action immediately.