A CHRISTIAN LOOKS AT MATTHEW’S GOSPEL
Choosing partners
Reading: >Matthew 4:19-25 Click to view passage
Jesus is about to lay down the principles upon which his Kingdom will be built. But before that there comes a very important step, it is a step that could cause his plans to founder or prosper. He must choose his partners and associates and he must do so wisely. It is not just a call to discipleship, (apprentices would be a better modern word), for some have already been his apprentices for about a year. It is a call to service that involves renunciation, dedication and sacrifice. Today we are all still called to this apprenticeship and special service. It is not often necessary to leave our normal lives and jobs because Jesus wants people in every structure, class, occupation and profession that it is possible to find in the 21st century.
We’ve been chosen by him, but there are choices we have to make. Let’s focus on this today. Whether it is to be our partner in life or two others to be our prayer triplet, the choice can cause us to founder or prosper, it can halve or double our effectiveness. So choose wisely. In Luke’s gospel Jesus spent the night in prayer before choosing the twelve.
Meditation: The partners I choose will either halve or double my effectiveness as a Christian.
Prayer pointer: Father, give me wisdom, (the commonsense of heaven), in my choices.
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