Simon and Andrew were mending their nets, probably something they did on a daily basis. Jesus told them to "follow me, I will make you fishers of men". They immediately dropped what they were doing and followed him. Makes me wonder, in our daily lives, would we be willing to drop what we were doing to follow him and serve our fellow man by bringing the word of God to them?
Jesus cast out many demons and the demons were not allowed to speak, because they knew him. How many of us already know him? Jesus healed the paralytic and was ridiculed by the scribes. This would be so common in our society today. His love and healing will extend to each and every one of us, to forgive us of our sins. But yet, he would be ridiculed for the simple act of saying "my son, your sins are forgiven".
We are reminded that we are to relate to each other in the same way that Jesus related to people. In Mark 3 Jesus states that whoever does the will of God is his mother and brother. Kind of makes you think. As a church, we are the body of Christ. Our mission is clear, we are to interact with people in the same way that Jesus would. If someone is in need, whether it be physical or spiritual, we as a church are to respond. No one is un-worthy, all are welcome to receive the good news. Christ died for all of our sins.
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