Jesus Calls His First Disciples
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
As I was reading this passage recently, I was reminded of the importance of quality leadership that allows for TRUST to be present in the Leader/Follower relationship. If you look closely at this passage, you note that Jesus called some of His disciples here. No shocking surprise. But what is interesting is the wording that follows the call. "AT ONCE". Later, you see, "AND IMMEDIATELY" they all left what they were doing and followed without question.
This seems odd until you weigh the response again the environment of trust that must have been present.
In looking at our leadership roles, this begs us to ask the question, "Do we foster and environment where trust can be present with the level of abandonment that Jesus had with His disciples?" Admittedly, that is a lofty standard; however, aren't we to strive toward being more Christlike, and to work as hard as we can to walk away from the worldly examples that simply do not measure up, let alone align with these Godly standards?
My challenge is simple, for those in leadership, evaluate yourself to see if TRUST is something that is a result of your leadership. If it is, keep pressing on to be as perfect as possible. If not, do what is necessary, which may not equate to being easy, to address the leader/follower relationships that you have influence over.
Blessings,
Chipp
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen. 19 “Come, follow me,” Jesus said, “and I will send you out to fish for people.” 20 At once they left their nets and followed him.
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them, 22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
As I was reading this passage recently, I was reminded of the importance of quality leadership that allows for TRUST to be present in the Leader/Follower relationship. If you look closely at this passage, you note that Jesus called some of His disciples here. No shocking surprise. But what is interesting is the wording that follows the call. "AT ONCE". Later, you see, "AND IMMEDIATELY" they all left what they were doing and followed without question.
This seems odd until you weigh the response again the environment of trust that must have been present.
In looking at our leadership roles, this begs us to ask the question, "Do we foster and environment where trust can be present with the level of abandonment that Jesus had with His disciples?" Admittedly, that is a lofty standard; however, aren't we to strive toward being more Christlike, and to work as hard as we can to walk away from the worldly examples that simply do not measure up, let alone align with these Godly standards?
My challenge is simple, for those in leadership, evaluate yourself to see if TRUST is something that is a result of your leadership. If it is, keep pressing on to be as perfect as possible. If not, do what is necessary, which may not equate to being easy, to address the leader/follower relationships that you have influence over.
Blessings,
Chipp