IMMEDIATELY

Matt 4:22
22 Immediately they left the boat and their father, and followed Him. NASU** They didn’t mess around getting everything together when they decided to follow Jesus. So here it is, true discipleship. Leaving your livelihood and your family to follow Jesus. They didn’t necessarily give everything up as much as they gave up their number one attention and focus to give it all to Jesus. We know this because later when Jesus was crucified and buried, the went back fishing and didn’t have to buy new boats and nets. What they did do was redirected their life’s goals and focus from one thing to Jesus. Now I believe some of them did get rid of everything just as Elisha did when he met Elijah and killed his ox and burned his plows. But often times we think we can’t truly follow Jesus unless we go into ministry full time. Everyone needs to be a full time minister but that doesn’t mean they have to work for the church or some ministry. Everyone that is a follower of Christ or a true Christian, needs to leave everything and immediately follow Jesus. He needs to be our primary focus and goal in life and everything else secondary.