Busy for whom?
Verse for Today: Friday, February 08, 2013
Mark 1:16 – As Jesus walked
beside the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and his brother Andrew casting a net
into the lake, for they were fishermen.
In the wake of the busyness that
goes on around the sea of life, a search has been going on for God to find His
precious children who should be committing themselves to Him. God seeks after
those who alienate themselves from Him as in the case of Adam and Eve in the
Garden. We see a searching Jesus who walks around to draw closer to find Peter
and Andrew who were busy for themselves. He walked around in search of them,
not because He didn’t know where they were. His walking around was for them to
meet Him and hear His voice. His message comes to us today through His Word and
His Spirit in the midst of our busyness. His search is for us and our lives
which He wants so that He can build it up for Him. Without His purpose in our
lives, we are wasted and spent on the trivial things of this world. Today Jesus
comes to confront us with His claims on us because we are purchased with the
Greatest Price ever paid in any transaction in this world. His search is our
opportunity to respond to His loving call. He calls us today to re-visit our
priorities and make the most incomparable choice in life for Him. When Jesus
wants us to follow Him, He wants us to make Him our priority in life. Peter and
Andrew had a livelihood in and a passion for fish. They had the vast source of
the Sea of Galilee right before them at no cost. Their smartness helped them to
get huge catch. They knew how to handle the risks of the sea billows. But their
challenge was to replace all of these favorable circumstances with a Person who
didn’t even offer a pillow and a mat for them to seep. But what He offered was
eternal and imperishable. He challenged them to take the risk of following Him
by faith and put all their trust in Him for current needs and eternal
inheritance.
Dear friend, are your priorities
in life right? Is the cause of Jesus more important to you than any other
opportunities and avenues for progress in this world? Are you chasing the wind
of material prosperity which is temporal or are you busy investing in eternal
opportunities? Jesus knows where your heart is and where you are anchored. He
knows where your treasures are and He will see your heart there. He is
disappointed that even after knowing Him personally, you have not made Him your
priority in life. Today Jesus walks into your territory to give you an
opportunity to re-evaluate your priorities in life. He is coming your way to
confront you with His claims on your life because He has purchased you for
Himself. He expects you to be busier with His affairs. He wants you to evaluate
your temporal priorities with the permanent and the eternal that He offers. He doesn’t
guarantee temporal benefits like comfort, material riches, luxuries, positions,
prestige and prominence. What He offers is an opportunity to walk the Calvary Road
carrying the old rugged cross which is the embodiment of humiliation, mockery,
rejection, despising, misunderstanding, false accusations and persecution on
His behalf. He wants you to consider Him as the sole source to meet your basic needs
so that you can serve Him in His power. The world’s busyness gives temporal returns,
but Jesus offers eternal and permanent blessings which the wealth of the world
cannot purchase. Today Jesus wants to remind you of the higher calling He has
for you. He wants you to respond to Him if you love Him more than anything or anyone
else in this life.
John 21:15 - ……. Jesus said to
Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you truly love me more than these?”
Thought for Today
When Jesus comes to you, He should see you busy for Him and not for the
world.
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