July 10, 2009
Leave 'em in the Boat
I like the motivating thought that ‘you can’t expect to walk on water unless you first get out of the boat’. I think some of us are slow to get out of the boat because we don’t want to go alone…we really do want everyone else to come with us. When Jesus called James and his brother John without delay they left to follow him. They not only didn’t ask anyone to come with them, “…they left their father Zebedee in the boat…” Sometimes we just need to leave others in the boat…and throw them a life preserver.
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Gail;
-----Many different insights can be drawn from the various stories in the Bible. Although Jesus did not call for the father to come with Him, and although one would not think a person in a boat would need a life preserver, I get your drift, and I will go along with its flow. For the Zebedees’ father did need a life preserver, as did his sons who would henceforth be upon dry land, and he could have gone with them by his own choosing. It is hard to leave people with whom you are close, either leaving them physically or culturally, but when one understands he has been called, he must. It is the parting words and attitudes that then become important, because they form powerful messages. In as much as Jesus is the life preserver, our parting message must demonstrate His character. He was never judgmental towards those who were not directly opposed to the truth (He was blunt with the scribes and Pharisees), nor did He net anyone and drag them along against their will. He simply threw the life preserver for the recipient to put on at his own will.
Love you all,
Steve Corey
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