Are You Still Holding Tight to Your Nets - Part 1

Many of you may have heard the quote, “God doesn’t call the qualified, he qualifies the called.” This is exactly what occurred when Jesus began his public ministry and called his disciples. Remember, Jesus did not put up a sign saying “help wanted”. He did not ask the disciples to come to him and showcase their “skills” or to convince him that they should be considered his disciples. Right at the start, we see Jesus approach his disciples in a way that is completely counter to how our performance-based culture works.

The calling of the disciples actually began with Jesus finding and pursuing them and inviting them to follow him. Jesus stepped into their world, met them where they were, just as they were, and called them out of their current life and into a life of following him. Jesus was not focused on what they could do for him; he was focused on what he could do through them.