How quickly do you respond to urgencies? If there is an emergency, do you react quickly? If there is an urgent matter to be taken care of, do you stay at it until it is completed? How have you responded to Jesus’ calling of you?
When emergencies occur, we often react immediately. It could be as simple as a flat tire or as disastrous as 9/11. The more disastrous the emergency, the more lives at stake, the quicker we respond and the more determined we are to see it through.
So, why do we not respond to Jesus in the same way? Every life on this planet is at stake, not the least of which is our own. It isn’t merely a matter of physical life or death but a matter of spiritual and eternal life or death. Honestly, our physical lives in the here and now are meaningless without the welcomed promise of eternal life.
Will we respond to Jesus? Will we follow Him? He desires us to choose to follow Him. But following Him means forgoing our own personal desires. It means giving up chasing our dreams for our own glory and instead chasing what God wants us to chase for his glory. It doesn’t mean we can’t be a CEO. It simply means as CEO we are to give God the glory.
Far too many people want to see their name in lights for their sake. Yet, when we stop pursuing fame and fortune for our sake and pursue God’s plan for us, we soon realize he has something far better in mind for us. It is in God’s plan that we will find ultimate satisfaction.
I pray we all choose to follow Jesus. I pray we choose to follow God’s plan for our lives. I pray each one of us will give up our personal desires for fame and fortune to abide in God’s plan and bring him glory. Choose Jesus. Follow Him. Give Him you all. Follow God’s plan. Bring God the glory.
Matthew 4:20, 22 Immediately they left their nets and followed him. …Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed him.
Marty Pressey 