Peter may have been a good fisherman, after all, he got his living from the sea. It was a good and honest work. But one day, God called him to be a fisher of men.

When Jesus said, “Follow Me,” it required something. For Peter, it meant leaving his nets, his work, his former identity and trading it for a new work, a new identity.

When Peter left his nets, he was “letting go,”laying down everything to follow God’s specific calling on his life.

He could not stay in the Sea of Galilee and simultaneously labor for God in the sea of humanity.

Did he grasp the weight of this moment? Was it just an impulsive decision by a man prone to action? Undoubtedly he felt the weight of it later when he says to Jesus, “Lord, we have left everything and followed You.”

Fishing was a good thing, but it was no longer the right thing after Peter received his calling. Sometimes, old things don’t belong in new callings.

Is God calling you to something else, something new that requires letting go of something old?

It’s time to drop your nets and follow Him. 🎣