Immediate Followers

Matthew 4

18 One day as Jesus was walking along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers—Simon, also called Peter, and Andrew—throwing a net into the water, for they fished for a living. 19 Jesus called out to them, “Come, follow me, and I will show you how to fish for people!” 20 And they left their nets at once and followed him.

21 A little farther up the shore he saw two other brothers, James and John, sitting in a boat with their father, Zebedee, repairing their nets. And he called them to come, too. 22 They immediately followed him, leaving the boat and their father behind.

As Jesus begins His earthly ministry, He calls four guys to come follow Him. Jesus still calls for us to follow Him today, and our response should be just like Peter, Andrew, James, and John. Immediate obedience. When we hear the call of the Christ, we should leave what we are doing at once and follow Him. We should immediately follow Jesus. To do any less is not following, it is being a fan. I am not a fan of Jesus. I am a fully committed follower.