Evangelist Mark is noteworthy for his succinct style, no wasted words...Indeed, his is the shortest of the four Gospels. This morning's passage, Mark 1:14-20, gets immediately to the heart of the matter as Jesus inaugurates his public ministry after the arrest and imprisonment of John the Baptist. "This isi the time of fulfillment. The kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and believe in the gospel.:" (Mk 1: 14). Now is the time for the culmination of prophecies and centuries of preparation for the arrival of the Messiah. The message: repent, believe, follow. After Jesus had spoken these words, he invited four men to leave their work and families and walk with him. James, John, Peter and Andrew did just that, not knowing to what they were committing themselves, but compelled by the presence and person of Jesus, they took a huge turn from their accustomed lives and moved ahead into the unknown. Amazing to contemplate how these four upon hearing the message to repent and believe, left all in the drop of a fishnet! At this point, did they even know what the gospel, "good news" was?
Yet, Jesus inspired them with the strength of his sureness about himself and his mission enough for them to make this change and eventually to be transformed into evangelizers, miracle workers, martyrs and saints. Where am I when I hear the call to repent, believe and follow?
Bro. Rene
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