Faithful Followers
“So when they had brought their boats to land, they forsook all and followed Him.” Luke 5:11 NKJV https://www.bible.com/114/luk.5.11.nkjv Following Jesus without letting go of the most passionate affections (career, people, place of residence, wealth, fun, preferences, etc) is easy. However, the crisis of faith starts with the demand to let go, before the willingness to follow the Master can be commendable. Peter and his colleagues have had an earlier encounter with Jesus, where conflicts of interest were not involved. Without this second encounter at their workplaces, the unfaithfulness of Peter to the Master’s call wouldn’t have been exposed. Likewise, the depth of the Saviour’s call for believers to follow Him remains remote and unclear, until the heart is fully drawn to lay down every affection on the altar. Unfortunately, many supposed followers are too attached to their divided affections in life that even a simple call to deeper fellowship with the Master is coun...