Written by Mark Roberts, a contemporary author.
Jesus does not call us merely to believe that he is the Savior. Rather, he calls us to put our trust in him as our Savior, to confess our sin, and receive forgiveness through his grace. Also, Jesus does not call us merely to believe that he is the Lord. Rather, he calls us to acknowledge him as our Lord, which we do by submitting our entire life to him… Finally, Jesus does not call us merely to observe how he once summoned Simon and Andrew to follow him. Rather, he calls us to follow him today. Of course, we do not have the opportunity to follow Jesus in a literal way, as did the first disciples. We cannot walk in the actual footsteps of the human Jesus. But we do have the privilege of following Jesus in all that we do, in our work, our leadership, our family, our citizenship, our church participation, and so much more.
As Jesus passed along the Sea of Galilee, he saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net into the sea—for they were fishermen. And Jesus said to them, “Follow me and I will make you fish for people.” [Mark 1:16-17]
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