Devotion for Thursday, September 25, 2025

“As He was going along by the Sea of Galilee, He saw Simon and Andrew, the brother of Simon, casting a net in the sea; for they were fishermen.  And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men” (Mark 1:16-17).

The Lord calls us and we either follow Him or else we do not.  Maybe we will follow Him now, or sometimes, perhaps, later.  Ultimately, one either follows the Lord or else they do not.  Jesus calls and when we follow Him, He will lead us to become children to the Father.  He must accomplish this, for we do not know how to do it.  Come, follow Jesus; become what He will lead you to be.

Lord, I know there is longing in my heart that calls me forward.  The world tugs at me in so many different directions.  Guide me up and out of this world’s thinking to humbly and simply heed Your call to follow You wherever You will take me, making of me what You will.  You have called me through the water of my baptism to come and heed Your call on my life.  Help me to hear and heed You Lord.

Lord Jesus, You have joined my path in this life, beckoning me to come and follow You.  My circumstance does not matter.  What does matter is that I hear and heed Your call.  Guide me in the way You alone know I need to be guided.  Help me to live into the life for which You have called me and for which You paid the ultimate price.  Make of me what You will and help me to trust Your leading above all things.  Amen.