Jesus Chooses His Disciples: Would I Have Been Chosen for This Job?
7 th in a series on Men and Women in the Bible dealing with waiting, disappointment and unemployment. Scripture: Matthew 4:18-22 Would I Have Been Chosen for This Job? Jesus chose his disciples. That doesn’t sound so unusual except that 2,000 years ago, potential disciples applied with certain Rabbis hoping to be accepted as their students. Not too different from today’s employment picture. Also, the ones Jesus chose: Simon, Peter, Andrew, James and John, were not looking for a career change. They were fishermen, working in the open sea, mending nets, dealing daily with weather and selling their catch to retail merchants. Jesus used a play on words in order to draw the men in. “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” Pretty catchy huh? I wonder if Jesus worked with a branding expert before he went out and tried it on people. Maybe, being a carpenter himself he thought about going after fellow wood crafters