Would you leave your nets if Jesus asked you?

Mark 1:18  "At once they left their nets and followed him."

This verse describes Simon and Andrew's response to Jesus' call to follow him.  The immediacy of their physical response is impressive and a model for us to follow.  When God calls us to something, especially when He calls us to Himself, our response should be immediate and fully committed. 

Obviously, this is easier said than done.  We have our own plans and schedules that we are hesitant to disrupt.  We often pause and examine whether this is really what we hear God asking us to do.  Then maybe we decide to wait for a second request.  We say, "if this is God's will for my life, He will not let this go.  He will ask me again, and then I will know this is real."

What is really going on here is not prudent confirmation on our part.  This is questioning, or even outright rebellion, against God and His instructions.  This response isn't surprising- we have been caught in this pattern of sin since the days of Adam and Eve. 

Let us strive to respond like Simon and Andrew, and ask God to give us the courage and faith in Him to do so.