You Are Called

July 28, 2024
1 Corinthians 12:1-11, Luke 5:1-11
Peter was a fisherman. He wasn’t a biblical scholar, a high priest, or a deep-thinking theologian. He was an ordinary, everyday man working to make a living the best he could. Then along comes Jesus. Luther talked about the priesthood of all believers, the idea that it is not just clergy or the ordained who have callings but that all people are called in different ways to serve God’s kingdom. We are each uniquely created with gifts and capacities to live into the ways God calls us. Like Peter, God has jumped into the boat with us as Jesus, calls us to cast out our nets and to follow Christ. The question is, do we continue to throw our nets on the wrong side of the boat or do we drop our nets completely and see that God has called YOU for much more than just catching fish.