Life as a Disciple

Many, not all, people who hear the word "Disciple", usually think of those who were the first disciples way back when before dinosaurs roamed the earth. You know-thedisciples... What most (again, not all) people don't realize is that even though those specific disciples are way past gone, those men, walked with Jesus, talked to Jesus, listened to Jesus, and was taught by Jesus. Because of Jesus and these men, life transformed the way we are to live our lives. Jesus died on the cross and saved us from our sins. There is no possible way that we can physically, mentally, emotionally, thank Him for that, but we can live our lives for Him as a disciple. Let's take a look shall we? Jesus introduced those men as His disciples merely because He literally called them and told to basically stop everything that they were doing, give up everything, leave their families, wives, and children to FOLLOW Jesus and make disciples!! Matthew 4:19 says "And He said to them 'Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.'" Okay-hold up!! Imagine yourself Place yourself in Peter and Andrew's shoes. So there you are being "normal", living your day to day life, fishing for your family and out of nowhere, Jesus appears!! Ya-Jesus! Imagine Jesus standing literally, even possibly, five feet away from you! Your jaw drops and you find yourself speechless and there in front of you is the SON OF GOD, the SAVIOR, and HOLY GOD! Honestly, if I were them, I would have peed myself and then fainted at the sight of Him-wouldn't you?? That would be like you meeting Justin Beiber in today's world, except this is Jesus in front of you!! (Big difference for those of who you who are ill with the Beiber fever) So there you are and all of a sudden, with the incredible Godly voice that He has, He says to you "Hey!! Stop what you're doing, put down your fishing nets and follow me so I can make you fishers of men instead of those boring fish." I mean seriously!!...Could you imagine what Peter and Andrew were feeling?! I'm getting excited just reading and writing about it! So... Peter (Real name was Simon) and Andrew stopped what they were doing, dropped their nets, and followed Jesus and made disciples with Him, where they soon met James and John (who left their father, Zebedee in the boat alone to follow Jesus). So those men; Simon (a.k.a Peter), Andrew, James, and John, were the first disciples of Jesus Christ! Then came Matthew, Thomas, Phillip, etc. I could not imagine how those men felt, everyday as they got to hear Jesus preach, and walk beside Him everyday! What a feeling! Even though the first disciples are long gone, we can read and learn their journeys with Christ. The Bible says that if we abide in His word, we are His Disciples. (John 8:31) We are all called to live our lives for Christ and to REPRODUCE PASSIONATE DISCIPLES OF JESUS CHRIST! Are you a disciple??? Thanks for reading and God Bless!!