Matthew 4:18-22 ~ Followed Him †

 

Mount Arbel, Sea of Galilee. 

The calm of Jesus' Peace.

The oneness of the Clouds.

The calming of the storm.

The Promise of the Day, Give us the Day. 

The height, the View of the Lord God Almighty.

The Hilltop, the New Jerusalem comes from on High.

Matthew 4:18-22 

As Jesus was walking by the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon who is called Peter, and his brother Andrew, casting a net into the sea; they were fishermen. 

He said to them, “Come after me, and I will make you fishers of men.” 

At once they left their nets and followed him. 

He walked along from there and saw two other brothers, James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John.

 They were in a boat, with their father Zebedee, mending their nets. He called them, and immediately they left their boat and their father and followed Him.

We are familiar. We are completely in the know about Jesus calling His Disciples and all of us. 

Yet if we look again, Jesus is doing something unseen before. Unknown. God of Love and God of Encouragement is the way, Truth and Life.

Consider something Hospice was telling me about families and times of passing. My cousin, my elderly Ward Maxine was on Hospice exactly 24 hours. I was surprised when Hospice called me after Maxine passed on. We didn't really get to know Hospice. My mother was on Hospice for nine months this year. Hospice tells me part of their work now is the little something all families have. Discord. 

Does this remind you of a human heart

or

Does this make you think of the Burning Bush?

Consider Cain and Abel. Isaac and his sons. The heap of Brothers, the Sons of Jacob Israel.  Abraham and Lot. David and his father and sons. Kings of Israel and Judah. In fact, if you look for brotherly love, you find discord in the Bible. The first amazing example of Brotherly Love in Scriptures is Matthew 4. 

And how is Jesus placed in Matthew 4, John 2 tells us Jesus takes His Disciples home for a visit and a wedding in Cana. Jesus is always working with His Father.  And then we find out Jesus is living is some disharmony with His Family. Making James and Jude, adding to the Gospel with their years of life with Jesus, treasure. 

Jesus is King of Peace. 

God of Love.

God of Encouragement.

Teaching us, not all gears of mankind allow Love to flow like a River.  As Jesus is healing, His Family is far from healed.  Jesus isn't a hypocrite, Jesus is teaching us of hard work making the Way, Truth and Life. Like the Prodigal Father.  Pain in life.  Expectation. Patience. Giving God working space. 

Life is fleeting, we want what we want.  

Jesus had a short life span. Micah 6:8 acknowledges this.

He has shown you, O mortal, what is good.

    And what does the Lord require of you?

To act justly and to love mercy

    and to walk humbly with your God.

Jesus is certainly not standing in the Temple like SNL Church Lady heralding His Troubles or making trite Speeches. Jesus is working. And the situation is Dire.

Like His Parents, traveling during the unwedded birth of Jesus. Jesus goes where the Situation is tough. We need to know and hear Jesus.  We live remembering, some of us, our more innocent days. When people wore ties and did the appropriate thing, but now we have all the heathens. Except this is the world and this is Jesus explaining what is not apparent is real. 

Jesus tells us He is a Fisher of Men. Jesus is Intriguing, Loving, Amazing, Working, Defeated and something is going to make a big hit and splash until we remember Jesus is Remarkable.  Jesus is fishing mankind - today.  What would Jesus Say? If we look for His goodness revealed in each Word of God, every dot and iota, we have found meaningful Jesus. Jesus requires more than we want to give. And in this discomfort comes anger. Separation. Journey and this leads us where? To long for Justice, to act Justly to hope to flavor our lives. To love mercy and want to see the great ending. To believe, again, today, Give us The Day. Not to become a hack, or a pointer, or a clucker, or a jaded, amusing heart with sarcasm, to walk humbly with the Lord to be - - - effective. To be Sincere. Love Sincerely. To fight the good fight. 

To shake off the arrows and find Jesus. Meaningful Life. Faith. Hope. Light.

Matthew 4 is to know the Love God provides and hope this for the people God has given you.

The Greatest of these is ... Love. 

Deuteronomy 28:3-9

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks. 5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed. 6 You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out. 7 The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven. 8 The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you. 9 The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in obedience to him.

The lame to walk

The blind to see

Leviticus 26:6

I will grant peace in the land, and you will lie down and no one will make you afraid. 

I will remove wild beasts from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country.

Isaiah 32:18 

My people will live in peaceful dwelling-places, in secure homes, 

in undisturbed places of rest. 

Abba, Father,

Jesus has taught our hearts

to Pray with Hope. 

To know the Scriptures, to know the Power of God.

The Steadfast Love of God. 

We thank You in Jesus Christ for our blessings of Strength and fire in the Holy Spirit.

 Fire millenniums ago, Moses found to be a sustaining fire of infinite beauty. 

Blessed are You, Lord God.

Blessed be the Holy Spirit fire within us.

Bless the Nations, Light of the Nations, to have Your Mercy.

Jesus Christ Light of the world.

Jesus Christ Light of mankind.

 In Jesus. Amen.

… Thou shalt call his name Jesus for he shall save his people from their sins. Matthew 1: 21

…His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, The Might God,
…The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace Isaiah 9:6


… God hath made that same Jesus… both Lord & Christ Acts 2:36


…Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world! John 1:29


…they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, the song of The Lamb Revelation 15:3


…Behold, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah Revelation 5:5


..and the Bright & Morning Star Revelation 22:16


..and our hands have handled, of the Word of Life 1 John 1:1


…we have and advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ The Righteous 1 John 2:1


…whereby the Dayspring from on high hath visited us. Luke 1:78


…Before Abraham, I Am. John 8:58


…And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God. John 1: 34

…are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls. 1 Peter 2:25


…We have found the Messiah which, is being interpreted, the Christ. John 1:41


…I am the Way, the Truth and the Life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. John 14:6


…through the knowledge of the Lord & Savior Jesus Christ. II Peter 2: 20


..a name written King of Kings and Lord of Lords. Revelation 19:16


…I am the Light of the World… John 8:12


…I am Alpha & Omega the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is,

and which was, and which is to come The Almighty Revelation 1:8

One of the most ancient of Christian inscriptions, 

God fishes among the Living!

♔ LORD JESUS SAVES †

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