walking away from it all

It was the biggest catch of their entire career.

Three fishermen told to cast their nets by a rabbi working his way through town – and when they do they catch more fish than they are able to haul in. And when you’re a fisherman, fish = cash.

Then the rabbi says, follow me.

It would have been easy to stay. In retrospect, it actually would have been exponentially easier to stay. But they would have missed out on everything they were created to do.

So when this unknown rabbi called them, they took a massive risk.

They turned their back on the blessing in order to follow the blesser.

Of course, that particular rabbi became know as Jesus the Christ. And the three fishermen – Peter, James and John – became the key catalysts of his movement on earth.

It so easy to become slaves to the tangible blessings in our lives. Stuck where we are. Holding on to what we have. Paralyzed in fear that we could lose it all if we move forward.

Easy to think that the blessing is better than following the blesser.

But that’s exactly what keeps people from living great lives. (Take the rich man, for example.)

So maybe the point of the blessing isn’t actually the blessing. Maybe it’s more about revealing a little more about the heart of the blesser – and what it’s like to live as a follower of Jesus.