The Call to Discipleship | Luke 5:1-11
We’re continuing our study in Luke’s gospel and we’ve entitled the series, “Stories of our Savior.” Today’s text grants us an opportunity to reflect on how Jesus calls ordinary people to discipleship and mission. We’ll see there was nothing extraordinary about Peter and his fishing partners. These men were seeking out a living on the sea but Jesus showed up and entered into their normal, mundane lives and everything changed. When I was a teenager, I was fond of saying, “I’m not ready to commit my life to Christ, I’m gonna wait until I’m a little older and settled then I’ll serve him but not right now.” That’s not how discipleship works. As we’ll see, answering the call to discipleship has nothing to do with getting oneself ready nor does it depend on one’s established time line.
