As he walked by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, who is called Peter, and Andrew his brother, casting a net into the lake—for they were fishermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me, and I will make you fish for people.’ Immediately they left their nets and followed him. As he went from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John, in the boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him. (Matthew 4:18-22, NRSV)
Will you come and follow me if I but call your name?
Would you leave everything behind and follow someone on a new strange adventure?
Well and it is more than following…
YOu see Jesus actually does not invite these brothers on a new adventure…
Jesus says to them dueto opiso mue.
Jesus actually says opiso mue later in the gospel of Matthew in chapter 16, where He says to Peter, “Get behind me, Satan! You are a hindrance to me. For you are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
Get Behind Me!
Jesus says to the brothers, “Now Get behind me!” It is am imperative, a command! He is telling them to get their perspective correct.
It is not a come along with me, but a follow me where I will lead. If you can not see the back of my head, then please rearrange your life, so you are following me…
Jesus is asking you to get your perspective correct as well…
Can you see Jesus?
Or do you need a change of perspective?
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