Jesus invited Peter, Andrew, James and John with these words, “Come, follow Me and I will make you fishers of men” (Matthew 4:18-22; Mark 1:16-20). Come join me in My Father’s work. Their response? They immediately left everything and followed Jesus.
“Come.” Come walk on the water with Me, Peter. And Peter did, but then he saw the waves and in fear, cried out, “Lord, save me!” And immediately Jesus stretched out His hand and caught him. (Matthew 14:28-29)
Category: love
Wanting and Wishing Won’t Make it Happen!
I went to a community college and took every writing class available; I joined a writer’s group; I attended writing workshops. I learned the mechanics of writing, but to add substance to my writing, I had to go to the Lord.
Seeing Jesus Through a Child’s Eyes
Ari broke from my hand before I could do anything and ran to Him. And then a most remarkable thing happened. Jesus stopped the procession, looked down at Ari, a child, placed His hand on Ari’s head and blessed him saying, “Be blessed with the joy of the Lord as your strength.”