“As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. ‘Come, follow me,’ Jesus said, ‘and I will send you out to fish for people.’ At once they left their nets and followed him. Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.’” Matthew 4:18-22

Dear Jesus, I have always been amazed by this short story of how your first disciples dropped everything to follow you It actually scared me because I wondered if you would ever walk by and ask me to leave my family for you. I realize after reading John 2 and Luke 5 that these men had been around you before. They had heard you preach and they saw you change water into wine. In fact on this day, you gave them a miraculous catch of fish. But even so, the fact that they left their everyday pattern for a life of discipleship instead of just fishing and gathering, is astounding. I want to live for the greater cause of your kingdom too. I am following you in a life of service too. Help me to prioritize being your disciple in every conversation, every relationship, every venture, every conflict and every moment. When I look back over my life, I want to see a landscape of people touched by you through my life. Amen.

We aren’t just existing. We are on a mission. Remember that in the smallest moments today.