Go With the Flow

 Unbeknown to us, God has a path of destiny all worked out for us to follow.  He gave us free will, so we can choose our pathway to our own design, but our best option is to go with the flow and allow his guidance to be followed.  It does you no good to try and rush ahead as if this was a race against time.  It is all about getting there and not about who is the last to arrive.  Life is about quality and getting the job done, so it is far better to go with the flow and do God’s will, as he expects it to get done.

 Imagine what it was like to have to walk everywhere.  In the days of Jesus and his disciples traveling was alone and about three miles an hour or some twenty-five miles a day.  One would long for an Inn to arrive at about that same distance, as all travelers together arrive at the end of the day looking for a meal and a bed before traveling on. There had to be a pay master to see to the disciples and their families.  It was to their advantage that Jesus’s wife Mary was a rich lady, who was able to sponsor the group or they would not have got very far.  She came from Magdala, where her family made their money by salting fish and it was of the highest quality being sought after in all the best houses, even as far as Rome. 

 It would be quite a party of Jesus and his wife Mary Madelaine plus the twelve disciples and their wives and families.  They went with the flow as there was no need to hurry.  They would stop along the way where Jesus would preach and heal as the crowds built up.  They would not be just out for a walk but would press him to speak to them.  Sometimes the crowds were so great that he chose to find a boat and address them from it.  The road was often close to the Sea of Galilee and the area was filled with boats that caught fish and brought them to the shore.

 Once when Peter was out fishing, he came back empty.  They caught nothing and Peter was tired and angry.  Andrew his brother, persuaded Peter to go out again and take Jesus with them.  When Jesus told them where to drop their nets, they came back filled to breaking!  Jesus was guided by the Spirit, who knew where the shoals of fish were and so this was hailed as a miracle and so it was.  Jesus invited Peter to give up his fishing career and to join him and they became fishers of men.  Jesus taught them about the Spirit of the One God and how they could in time heal the sick and preach about living in love and harmony with their fellow man.  By going with the flow, they achieved God’s purpose for themselves and others.

Thursday, 18^th February 2021