January 9, 2022

Mark 1:14-20

Good morning and a very happy Monday to you. I pray you receive every blessing today and you see how blessed you are and more importantly what a blessing you are.

You know as I read the gospel passage for this morning and see Jesus walking by the sea shore with the four disciples, I kinda want to rephrase the passage. Just change a word or two but keep the structure. We read that as Jesus was walking by the sea he saw Simon Peter and his brother, he called them and “at once” they left the boats and followed him. He walked a little further and saw the sons of Zebedee, he called them and “at once” they left their father in the boat and followed him. If I had the authority to add words to scripture I wanna say “at once they trusted him.”

This was a leap of faith. Think 401k, think retirement, think feeding your family. They dropped everything and followed him. Do you trust the plans that God has for you? Do you trust that he will take care of the loved ones in your life when you are not there? I see Christ coming to you, holding you by the hand and asking, will you trust me? Will you trust God with your security?

Well if this does not scare the bejesus, out of you then maybe you are still to be asked to take a leap of faith. I know that you have been scared, I know you have questioned. Hake it comes with being an adult but you also trusted in God. Your trust lifts me up when I am faced with a mountain of uncertainty.