JUST FOLKS

Mathew 4: 18 – 25
I was a kid when I met one of my heroes; Maj. Don West. He was the military attache, and pilot of the Jupiter 2 for the Robinson family as they spanned the distance between Earth and Alpha Centauri.
He was so cool wearing that silver flight suit, and of course he was always ready to give Dr. Smith his comeuppance, and lets not forget all that tension between him and Judy Robinson.
When I met him, I realized that he was just a guy. His job was to act on TV, he was an entertainer, not only that but he ended up being a teacher of my step-son Steven.
In other words he was a person like you and me.
18 As Jesus was walking beside the Sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon called Peter and his brother Andrew. They were casting a net into the lake, for they were fishermen.
21 Going on from there, he saw two other brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John. They were in a boat with their father Zebedee, preparing their nets. Jesus called them,
22 and immediately they left the boat and their father and followed him.
Jesus Himself grew up in the home of a laborer. When His time came to go public, He was announced by a weather-worn man of the wilderness known as John the Baptizer. His disciples were fishermen and common people.
Okay. So maybe the use of Mark Goddard as Maj. West wasn't a good analogy for the guys that Jesus chose to be his representative here on earth for when he would leave it,but it's all I got.
But, think about it, what made those twelve guys so special? Well, God did I guess, but, it was us folks who made them heroes who wore cool silver suits.
They were ordinary guys who got to do extraordinary things, the impact of which influenced the whole world.
Jesus lived, loved, and died for wealthy people too. But by befriending those who had been demon-possessed, lepers, fishermen, and even despised tax collectors, the teacher from Nazareth showed that no one is too poor, too sinful, or too insignificant to be His friend.

What a friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry

Everything to God in prayer!