My Name is Erin by Erin Davis

Author:Erin Davis [Davis, Erin]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-8024-8647-9
Publisher: Moody Publishers
Published: 2013-11-15T00:00:00+00:00

Radical Faith versus Dead Fish

Let’s backtrack a bit. Jesus sees Peter and Andrew fishing. When Jesus found them, they were having just another day at work. Then He gives them a simple command: “Follow me.”

We know the end of the story. We have the cheat sheet that shows us Jesus really was God and He was going to use Peter and Andrew for big stuff, but they didn’t have access to that information. They simply saw a man on the shore asking them to follow Him—and they dropped everything and did it. Now that’s radical!

The Bible says they left their nets, but they left much more than that. They left their jobs, their ticket to security. I’m pretty sure they also left their reputations there on the beach. I doubt many people understood how they could leave their nets and follow Jesus without a ten-year plan. They may have lost family members and friends who shook their heads in disgust at what seemed like an irresponsible decision.

What about James and John? The Bible says, “Immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him” (Matthew 4:22). In other words, they walked away from everything. I wonder what their father said as they ditched the family fishing business to follow a stranger on the beach. Did he worry? Did he yell? Did he stomp his feet and say, “You come back here this minute”? The Bible doesn’t say, but we can be sure the choice to follow Jesus cost James and John plenty.

Being a radical for Jesus will cost you too. I know I’ve said that often in this book, but I don’t want you to miss that point. There’s a reason why lukewarm Christianity is so tempting—it requires so little from us. To keep water cold or hot, you have to work at it. You either need to keep adding ice or keep adding heat. For lukewarm water, you can just let your cup sit on the counter. It requires no effort, no time, no energy. Effortless faith may sound appealing, but think about what’s really at stake.

What if Peter, Andrew, James, and John had told Jesus no that day? Yep, life might have gone a little smoother. Sure, people might have snickered a little less. But on their best day all they would have to show for their lives would be a boatload of dead fish. That’s it. No lives changed. No earth-shaking mission. No intimacy with Jesus. Just day after day of dead fish.

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