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By Leela Abrahaml
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The children are playing by the sea shore. Some are making sand cakes while others are running behind a ball. No adult is nearby to supervise or keep a watchful eye on their youngsters. In the distance the huts have smoke coming out from the roof while occasionally a brightly dressed woman comes out and looks at the horizon. The children take turns to kick the ball as more mud pies line up against the shore. The sun’s rays are getting hotter and everything around looks great like any other summer day. There was no school to attend so the kids could play as long as they want or till, “Daddy comes home.”
In this fishing village there are a lot of hard working men who go out to sea early in the morning. Once they come back there is work for everyone. The children help to carry, the catch of the day, home or to the nearby market. Mothers clean and cook the fresh fish each day in a different way. Fishermen come home hungry and consume a lot of food. They come after they clean their boats and attend to their nets. Usually they go out to do their daily job along with friends. They help each other and share their bounty.
What has happened today? Where are the fishermen that went in the grey boats? The children replied, ”They have gone fishing. Some days their boats are full and they come in late.” Finally four of them with father Zebedee, pulled to shore and unburdened their nets. The children helped and mothers were busy in the kitchen. Some strangers were walking around looking for good fish in the market. The boats were cleaned and the holes in the net were being attended, when they heard a Stranger call out to them. They were puzzled and wondered who he was. The Stranger conversed with them and invited them to follow Him. He wanted to make them fishers of men. We cannot understand their reaction but the four youngsters immediately left their nets and followed Him. The rest of the story you can read in the Bible in the Gospels.
Can you imagine the commotion in that little village? Families missed their fathers and bread winners. Everyone was asking, ”Where are the men? Who had the answer? They went to serve with the Lord Jesus.
If this happened to us today what will our answer be? Will we leave our jobs and comforts to follow the Lord? Are we efficient in our daily activities so that we can be entrusted with more? There is a work for Jesus none but you can do.
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