"The First Disciples"

 "The following day John was again standing with two of his disciples. As Jesus walked by, John looked at him and declared, "Look! There is the Lamb of God!" When John's two disciples heard this, they followed Jesus. Jesus looked around and saw them following. "What do you want?" he asked them. They replied, "Rabbi" (which means "Teacher"), "where are you staying?" "Come and see," he said. It was about four o'clock in the afternoon when they went with him to the place where he was staying, and they remained with him the rest of the day. Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, was one of these men who heard what John said and then followed Jesus. Andrew went to find his brother, Simon, and told him, "We have found the Messiah" (which means "Christ"). Then Andrew brought Simon to meet Jesus. Looking intently at Simon, Jesus said, "Your name is Simon, son of John - but you will be called Cephas" (which means "Peter")." 
(John 1:35-42 NLT) 

  "Be not afraid of sudden fear, neither of the desolation of the wicked, when it cometh. For the LORD shall be thy confidence, and shall keep thy foot from being taken." (Proverbs 3:25-26 KJV)

  So, I am sorry for the post, or lack thereof, from yesterday. It was really rather strange, but I was trying to share about standing up for what we believe, using David's reaction to hearing Goliath put down his God, and how the army of Israel was afraid every time Goliath came out to challenge them. Yet David, who wasn't even serving in the army, felt as though he needed to do something, because this fool was not bigger than the God of Israel! 

  Anywho, today is another day, and today we look into the discovery of choices; which was a little thing I touched upon the other day. Whether you realize it or not, God works in mysterious ways. That is not just some strange saying passed down from generations, it is a fact! What it actually represents is a little thing we might call, faith in God to do something; what, we really might not know or quite understand, because it is a mystery to us at the time we make the choice to move. 

  You could make it about trust, as if you blindly move without seeing where it is that God is taking you, or if you are going to be caught when you fall; but trust is more about a reaction to your faith based upon what you know about God; faith is what gives you the right to trust, no matter what! When you step out in faith, that is when you get to use trust; if there is no action, where is your faith? (James 2:14)

  This is pretty much what we see happening in the two men that follow Jesus. They were disciples of John, yet they realized that Jesus was who they needed to follow, and they went following Him! It was a choice! Did they know then, before He turned and asked them, "What do you want?", what they even knew they were doing? I seriously doubt it...

"Taste and see that the LORD is good. Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in him!" (Psalm 34:8 NLT)